until 4:30

[Andrew.]

I asked a friend of mine to meet. She said: "I could meet any time on Thursday until 4:30". Does it mean before or after 4:30? "Until" is translated to my language both ways, it can be as "before" or "not sooner than". Which one is correct?

 

[bhaisahab]

I asked a friend of mine to meet. She said: "I could meet any time on Thursday until 4:30". Does it mean before or after 4:30? "Until" is translated to my language both ways, it can be as "before" or "not sooner than". Which one is correct?

I would take it to mean "before 4:30. In fact I would say "before" rather than "until".