till, until

till, until
We use 'until' (or 'till') to say how long a situation continues:

- Shall we go now? No, let's wait until (or till) it stops raining.

- I was tired this morning, so I stayed in bed until half past ten. - Tom will be away until Monday, (so he'll come back on Monday) - I'll be working until 11 o'clock, (so I'll stop working at 11 o'clock) (not 'by 11 o'clock')


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