CEFR B1

until now

adverbial phrase

Meaning

Up to the present moment; hitherto.

Examples

The project was going smoothly until now.
She had been a vegetarian until now.

Synonyms: hitherto, heretofore, up to this point, so far

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until now (B1)

adverbial phrase

Pronunciation: /ənˈtɪl naʊ/

Definition

Up to the present moment; hitherto.

Examples

The project was going smoothly until now.
She had been a vegetarian until now.
He didn't understand the problem until now.

How to Use until now

until now (adverbial phrase): Up to the present moment. — "The weather has been excellent until now."

Synonyms of until now

Words with a similar meaning to until now:

hitherto
heretofore
up to this point
so far

Antonyms of until now

Words with the opposite meaning to until now:

from now on
afterwards

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