up till

preposition

Definition of up tillnext
as in until
up to (a particular time) Up till now, the weather has been nearly perfect for our vacation.

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Recent Examples of up till About a half dozen of them became fugitives, and the FBI spent a number of years up till now still trying to catch them. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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  • Though Rosado tested positive for a small amount of meth and had been going up to 90 mph, the evidence indicated that Rosado had fallen asleep and that his car drifted off the freeway before hitting a guardrail, Cherney said.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft is designed to carry more than 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of cargo and travel up to 450 miles (724 kilometers).
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Up till.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/up%20till. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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