til
noun
the sesame plant.
til
1 American
[til, teel]
/ tɪl, til /
Also
teel
noun
'til
2
American
[til]
/ tɪl /
preposition
TIL
3
American
Or
til
abbreviation
til
British
/ tiːl, tɪl /
noun
Commonly Confused
See till 1.
Etymology
Origin of til1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1830–40
Origin of 'til2
Aphetic variant of until
Origin of TIL3
From its use in digital communications
Example Sentences
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“She didn’t even start watching the show til like last week.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Instead of waiting til December, it updates weekly throughout the year, and creates a running playlist of your favourite songs and artists.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Let’s fake it til you become it, you know?
From Salon ● May 20, 2024
Schallock couldn’t recall whether Berra broke out any of his famous Yogi-isms such as, “It ain’t over til it’s over,” or “When you get to a fork in the road, take it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
“There's men removing the old garments behind the pork, Prince O. Why don’t you repair there and change and I'll engage this fine lady til you return so she don’t become listless a-waiting.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
"I think they thought it was easy 'til they did it, then they realised," he continued.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
And for the first time in a while, I slept ’til morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
And then, at five ’til 6, there was only one tent left.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Glastonbury saved the best 'til last, with a triumphant set by American star Olivia Rodrigo to close the festival's Pyramid Stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
We both decided to bag it ’til the next Open Mike.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
But TIL therapy doesn't work for everyone, as the researchers found in their earlier study.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
And yes, TIL is actually included in the guide, but so are thousands of other abbreviations that I’m convinced someone just made up.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2022
As Adams tweeted to Keller soon after the article appeared, “The main thing is that I am alive. Do not write me off and make statements about how my life ends TIL IT DOES, SIR.”
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2014
Still, Sumit Mazumder, chairman of TIL Limited, a heavy equipment manufacturer, said he is more optimistic about West Bengal’s prospects.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2012
If so, TIL immunotherapy could be ideal for catching stray cancer cells missed by surgery and destroying them before they can seed other tumors.
From Time Magazine Archive
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