not until
idiom
: not before
Not until you finish your homework can you go outside.
When you finish your homework you can go outside, but not until then.
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The show doesn’t spend much time directly tackling artificial intelligence as a moral problem—not until its final few episodes.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
So for instance, the first subscription show is not until January.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
There was no serious conversation about that team winning at an elite level, at least not until Kevin Durant was healthy the following year.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But not until he's been completely and utterly depleted.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
So for instance, the first subscription show is not until January.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
There was no serious conversation about that team winning at an elite level, at least not until Kevin Durant was healthy the following year.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But not until he's been completely and utterly depleted.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not until
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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