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If something happens u____ a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.Until 2016, he was a high-ranking officer in the army....consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping.I waited until it got dark.Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved. prepositionIf something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.Until 2016, he was a high-ranking officer in the army....consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping.I waited until it got dark.Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved.You use until with a negative to emphasize the moment in time after which the rest of your statement becomes true, or the condition which would make it true.The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year.It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified.The E.U. will not lift its sanctions until that country makes political changes.

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until A1

query	If something happens u____ a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time.If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time. Until 2016, he was a high-ranking officer in the army. ...consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping. I waited until it got dark. Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved.
word	until
full-definition	preposition If something happens until a particular time, it happens during the period before that time and stops at that time. Until 2016, he was a high-ranking officer in the army. ...consumers who have waited until after the Christmas holiday to do that holiday shopping. I waited until it got dark. Stir with a metal spoon until the sugar has dissolved. You use until with a negative to emphasize the moment in time after which the rest of your statement becomes true, or the condition which would make it true. The traffic laws don't take effect until the end of the year. It was not until 1911 that the first of the vitamins was identified. The E.U. will not lift its sanctions until that country makes political changes.
cefr-level	A1

Time Waited Holiday Period Stops High Ranking Officer Army