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till vs until

Both 'till' and 'until' are correct and commonly used in English. 'Till' is more informal and is often used in spoken language, while 'until' is more formal and commonly used in written language. They can be used interchangeably in most contexts.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1383 views

till

The word 'till' is a correct and commonly used informal variant of 'until'. It is often used in spoken language.

It is used to indicate the time up to which an action or state continues. 'Till' is more informal and is commonly used in spoken language.

Examples:

I will wait till you arrive.
Let's play till the sun sets.
He worked till late at night.
I'll be here till 5 o'clock.
She stayed till the end of the party.

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Please wait... till everyone's here.
Wait till your heart feels better...
Even building a case against Beltro till someone stopped him.
Drink till your lips turn pink.
He went on till people believed him.
Not till the pathologist tells us.
Nothing bad ever happened to me till everything changed.
Roughly till you started banging my wife.
No calls till we get to Vladimir.
Keep you till Arthur becomes reasonable.
They told me no openings till March.
Soda pops are banned till further notice.
You were obviously waiting till I was totally exhausted.
No one noticed till too late.
We were together till about one.
Nobody leave till every puppet dead.
So maybe we wait till nightfall.
The meeting's not till January.
Drained him till his heart stopped.
Your appointment's not till 2.00.

Alternatives:

until
up to
as far as
before
by

until

The word 'until' is a correct and commonly used formal variant of 'till'. It is often used in written language.

It is used to indicate the time up to which an action or state continues. 'Until' is more formal and is commonly used in written language.

Examples:

I will wait until you arrive.
Let's play until the sun sets.
He worked until late at night.
I'll be here until 5 o'clock.
She stayed until the end of the party.

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No pressing concern until moon greets night.
No hits until Traymor was arrested.
Nothing ends until roman grant is arrested.
- Perhaps until the master returns.
There was no military database until the late 1990s.
Your Supreme until the moment I am replaced.
All ships must remain at sea until further...
You are grounded until further notice.
Didn't get home until midnight.
They occupied the space until December 2008.
RDOs are cancelled until he's caught.
Casey stayed until just before closing.
That door stays sealed until the radiation clears.
There's nothing leaving until dawn tomorrow.
All planes are grounded until further notice.
Not until the police found you.
Everyone back to your dorms until further notice.
Not until Homicide gets your statement.
Screamed until his vocal chords bled.
Controls host until new balance restored.

Alternatives:

till
up to
as far as
before
by

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