up until

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up until

preposition

informal until It's easy to see why he was confused — up until that point, you didn't have popular bands coming out with makeup on.
Similar: up to

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"up until." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/up%20until. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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up until. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/up%20until

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"up until." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/up%20until.

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@misc{up_until_2026,
  title = {up until},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20until},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}