up till

Example Sentences

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After hearing the large bang outside, Jill said: "We sat up till about 02:30 GMT just wondering whether it was safe to go back to bed."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

"However, the power sector -- up till now the workhorse of emissions reduction -- cannot permanently offset the shortcomings in switching to climate technologies in transport and buildings."

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

“We stayed up till 2 in the morning watching film, and he showed me his notebook,” Carnell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

This information represents an exponential increase in what we have discovered about the microbiome up till now.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

And me and Christopher stayed up till midnight playing, until Lisa, his mom, said: “Okay, guys, time to go to bed.”

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio