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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Until Thursday

I read the following dialogue in Graham Greene's The End of the Affair:

"You couldn't manage tomorrow?"
"No. Not tomorrow. You see, I've simply got to get this article..."
"Wednesday?"
"Would Thursday do?"
"Yes", she said, and I could almost imagine disappointment in a monosyllable---so our pride deceives us.
"Then, I'll meet you at the Café Royal at one."
It's good of you," she said, and I could tell from her voice that she meant it. "Until Thursday."
"Until Thursday."

I guess, "until Thursday" means "see you on Thursday". Is that what it means? Could someone help me?
  

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Yes, that is what it means.

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Yes, that is what it means.
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Thank you, Englishmaven. Appreciate your help.

I looked up "until" in several British and American dictionaries but I could not find any definition that suits "Until Thursday". Is it an idiom?
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It's this one under 'till' (which is also used in that phrase):

3. near or at a specified time.
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Thank you very much, Mister Micawber. I am grateful to you for your help.
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