UP TO Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

up to

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as in until

during the period before and continuing to (a particular time) She was unsure of what to do and deliberated up to the last moment about whether to accept the job offer.

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Recent Examples of up to Guest lists of hundreds of people and celebrations lasting up to three or four days are hardly uncommon, usually a mix of traditional rituals and elaborate parties. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Road to recovery Johnson has regained some movement, Ellis said, and there are still up to two weeks’ worth of rehab ahead. — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The Warrior-Scholar Project is a STEM intensive founded in 2012 at Yale and has served nearly 3,000 veterans, challenging them with up to 75 hours of academic work. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The Air Force will then select up to six concepts to move into prototype development and later compete for production contracts, according to reports. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for up to

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up till

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About a half dozen of them became fugitives, and the FBI spent a number of years up till now still trying to catch them.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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