Many parting expressions hope that the other person will be well. We say "farewell" (literally travel well) or "goodbye" (literally God be with ye). So saying "until next time" means "fare well until next time we meet". But of course, nobody thinks of what the literal meaning is. It's just a friendly way to part from someone.

2018年3月19日 · "OK. Until we talk at that time, take care." This is a bit clunky and artificial, but it does work. Note also that we dropped the "later" because the listener already knows it will be at a specific point in the future. It would also be correct, if very slightly informal, to say "until we talk next time." This is only really allowed because ...

2021年1月7日 · next can have several functions in a sentence. Next is a performance of traditional country dances- pronoun What shall we do next? - adverb Let's catch the next train - adjective next time we go to London, we'll visit the Tate Gallery - determiner. next as a determiner specifies which one you are talking about in relation to now: it works the ...

2014年12月16日 · Until is historically derived from till, rather than the other way around. That means nothing is omitted in till, so the apostrophe isn't appropriate. (Unless you reinterpret till as an abbreviated form of until, but I think that's perceived as nonstandard.) –

2018年10月23日 · Until: Continue this action up to the specified point, then stop. So, "please send me the forecast until July next year" will get you the forecasts up to June 30th next year, then they will stop. Through: Continue this action up to the END of the specified point, then stop.

So your second example would only be valid if a reference time has been established: Your room is booked until next Monday, but you can stay until a week later. If the reference time is actually "now", you might say You can stay for another week, for example (or ...another week from now). –

1a. The work could take until next week. where a point in time is used, instead of: 1b. The work could take a few days., where an amount of time is indicated? Edit: How about these: 2a. The work would need until next week. 2b. The work would need three days. 3a. The work could require until next week. 3b. The work could require three days.

2016年10月4日 · He continued to practice as a vet until 1960, A. and he changed his job in 1960. B. and he changed his job in 1961. Q3. I have to study until tomorrow, A. so I can go to the movies with you tomorrow. B. so I can go to the movies with you the day after tomorrow. Q4. I will work here until next year, A. so I can change my workplace next year.

2017年3月5日 · It doesn't matter whether you are currently with them, because you have probably seen them at some point before, even if you are not with them now, and it's about the next time you see them. Arguably, you could still say it even if you expect your next contact to be by phone or email, because at some point after that you probably will meet them ...

2014年9月15日 · At its heart, until describes when the transition happens. If you say "X until [time]", you mean that X becomes not-X on [time]. The problem comes, as you note, when [time] is a span of time (like a whole day) rather than an instantaneous moment. Absence = almost certainly Exclusive. Let's look at an example like yours: I'll be out of the ...