The difference between "by then" and "until then" is that of continuity. "Until then" means that the thing will continuosly be done till "then" comes. For example, You go and rob the bank, I'll play the guitar until then. I will not eat until then. In both the examples, the action of "playing the guitar" and "not eating" continues to occur till ...

Dec 13, 2014 · It's a common misconception that "till" (or "til") is an informal, shortened version of "until." Actually, till came first (check a reliable dictionary). If you want to avoid pedantic know-it-alls who don't actually know it all, it's safest to use "until," but there's nothing wrong with "til."

Jul 10, 2019 · I put on an extra pair of socks. Until/By then my feet were freezing cold. 【until:my feet were no longer cold after I put on stocks】 【by:several minutes before I put on stocks I felt cold】 You want to use until in this sentence. Now, if you want to use by then you would want to have the time reference immediately before the "by." (See ...

The key difference is that by focuses on the deadline while until focuses on the period before the deadline. Here are your quotes, which I'll number for convenience: I've got to pay the money back by the end of the month. I've got until the end of the month to pay the money back. I put on an extra pair of socks. Until/By then me feet were ...

Jul 28, 2020 · "I will be there up until September" means almost the opposite of the first sentence, that is, she is there now and will be there until September, when she is supposedly leaving. I guess someone could say "I won't be there up until September", meaning that the state of not being there is true now and will remain that way until then, but it is ...

Sep 15, 2014 · At its heart, until describes when the transition happens. If you say "X until [time]", you mean that X becomes not-X on [time]. The problem comes, as you note, when [time] is a span of time (like a whole day) rather than an instantaneous moment. Absence = almost certainly Exclusive. Let's look at an example like yours: I'll be out of the ...

I waited until he left the room, then I entered there; I waited until he leaves the room, then I entered there; I waited until he had left the room, then I entered there; I know it could also be the following, but I didn't find a better example with "until". If you know use that. I waited for him to leave the room; What about present: I am ...

Oct 23, 2018 · Until: Continue this action up to the specified point, then stop. So, "please send me the forecast until July next year" will get you the forecasts up to June 30th next year, then they will stop. Through: Continue this action up to the END of the specified point, then stop.

Oct 4, 2016 · Tom will be away until Monday, A. so he’ll be back on Monday. B. so he’ll be back on Tuesday. Do you think all the seven questions have the same answer? If you think so, then, whether the same answer is A, B, or both of them, there is a consistency in the usage of ‘until’, which is easy to understand, I think.

I've watched 10 movies until now. He should have been here by now ; I think in the first sentence, "by" doesn't work and using it will not be idiomatic. This applies to the using "until" in later sentence too. For me using "until" will not be be a correct usage. Instead the "until" in the first sentence and "by" in the second sentence fit the best.