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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No one did, not until the final race of Thursday’s Class 3A state meet at St. Michael-Albertville.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
But not until April 15, when Shane Goldmacher of The New York Times reported that the PAC could spend money on primary challengers, did this explode into a controversy.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
Hospitals that don’t submit data can have their Medicare pay reduced, albeit not until Oct. 1, 2027.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Speaking via live stream, Opoku-Gyimah explained that her attempt to reapply for a visa was denied, and the earliest available appointment was not until September.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
But not until April 15, when Shane Goldmacher of The New York Times reported that the PAC could spend money on primary challengers, did this explode into a controversy.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
Hospitals that don’t submit data can have their Medicare pay reduced, albeit not until Oct. 1, 2027.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Speaking via live stream, Opoku-Gyimah explained that her attempt to reapply for a visa was denied, and the earliest available appointment was not until September.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Not until.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20until. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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