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Originally Posted by Hank what is difference between by and until
Thank you | 'by' is used when not later than the time mentioned; before
e.g. Can you finish the work by six o'clock?
'until/till' is used when up to the point in time or the event mentioned.
e.g. Let's wait until someone answers. :wink: |
by + a time means "not later than"
e. g. You must be home by midnight.
You cannot use
until with this meaning.
Call me
by 3 o'clock. NOT Call me until/till 3 o'clock.
Something
continues until a time in the future.
e. g. I will stay up
until you get home.
Something
happens by a time in the future.
e. g. I will have gone to bed
by the time you get home.