Before or until?
1)There’s still plenty of time before the meeting starts.
2)There’s still plenty of time until the meeting starts.
Is it possible to use both “before” and “until” in the sentence like these?
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The first sentence is okay, but the second doesn't work very well because the only verb is 'to be'. It doesn't denote any kind of action or activity, which is what is needed with 'until/till'. And it need not be physical activity.
- The first sentence is okay, but the second doesn't work very well because the only verb is 'to be'.
- It doesn't denote any kind of action or activity, which is what is needed with 'until/till'.
- And it need not be physical activity.
- Examples: We can play cards until the meeting starts.
- I'll wait for his answer until the meeting starts.
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The first sentence is okay, but the second doesn't work very well because the only verb is 'to be'. It doesn't denote any kind of action or activity, which is what is needed with 'until/till'. And it need not be physical activity. Examples:
We can play cards until the meeting starts.
I'll wait for his answer until the meeting starts.
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