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Definition until in British English

until conjunction

conjunction
1

the same as not ... until or only ... when: used for saying that one thing only happened after something else happened

Example

It was only until Lilia's mum rang us on the mobile, that the news fully struck us.

Example

It was only until Clark Kent grew into adolescence that he began to develop his superpowers.

Definition until in British English