only after/ only when/ not until

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tranlam1609

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Are these four sentences all correct?
I only recognized him when he came into the room.
It was only after he came into the room that I recognized him.
It was only when he came into the room that I recognized him.
It was not until he came into the room that I recognized him.

Do they have the same meaning? If possible, please tell me the differences.
Thank you.
 
Yes, they are all correct and all mean the same.
 
'I did not recognize him until he came into the room.'
Does it mean the same too?
 
'I did not recognize him until he came into the room.'
Does it mean the same too?

Yes.

But how could you recognize him before he came into the room?
 
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He/she could have seen him before that in the hallway.
 
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