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so far vs until now

Both 'so far' and 'until now' are correct phrases used to indicate the time up to the present moment. They are interchangeable in many contexts, but 'so far' is more commonly used in informal situations, while 'until now' may sound slightly more formal.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 1009 views

so far

The phrase 'so far' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the time up to the present moment.

It is used to talk about the progress or extent of something up to a particular point in time.

Examples:

We've completed half of the project so far.
So far, everything has been going according to plan.

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Everything Miss Siddal has done so far.
Foreign investments have so far amounted to Dh1.4 billion.
Chief, so far we haven't found any clues.
Now, this is what we know so far.
Well, so far, in my book... this establishment is aces.
Now, you seem to be functioning reasonably well... so far.
Venezuelan authorities had so far refrained from communicating on this subject.
Territorial cohesion so far even lacks a clear definition.
Best guess so far is still Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Not a bad voyage so far.
From what I've seen so far...
600 so far, just on our side.
I been lucky so far, Captain.
This is my seventh message so far.
This year, she's written nothing so far.
I hope your stay with us has been comfortable so far.
Imperial is 69% for so far.
You've maintained a perfect record so far.
You're our ace so far.
And so far I have te amo.

Alternatives:

up to now
to date
thus far
as of now
up to this point

until now

The phrase 'until now' is correct and used to indicate the time up to the present moment, but it may sound slightly more formal than 'so far'.

It is also used to talk about the progress or extent of something up to a particular point in time.

Examples:

I had never been to Europe until now.
Until now, we hadn't received any complaints.

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Weasel covered his tracks until now.
Didn't really know why until now.
There were only seven cons until now.
A region completely unchartered by humans until now.
We never gave you the full-Strength recipe until now.
Them's friends of yours until now.
We never fought each other until now.
The kid has disappeared, until now.
Salazar has been insulated and completely untouchable until now.
Investigate all suicides up until now.
I've never questioned that conviction until now.
It's about somebody getting away with murder... until now.
I didnt write until now because I was clapping.
Just not enough to call me until now.
I've been protecting you until now.
Guess up until now Eureka was pretty cool.
Relief was never in sight until now.
Well, until now it looks like that.
Up until now, Al Sakar has always been a leech.
That's probably a body that they just didn't find until now.

Alternatives:

so far
up to this point
to this day
up to the present time
up to the current moment

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