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• til
  til

  noun

  the sesame plant.
• 'til
  'til

  preposition

  until; till.
• TIL
  TIL

  abbreviation

  today I learned.

til

¹ American  

[til, teel] / tɪl, til /

Also teel

noun

1. the sesame plant.

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'til ² American  

[til] / tɪl /

preposition

1. until; till.

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TIL ³ American  

Or til

abbreviation

1. today I learned.

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til British  

/ tiːl, tɪl /

noun

1. another name for sesame, esp a variety grown in India

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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

"As soon as I won the first prize I ran back to my hotel room to keep working on the other one. I worked from 6pm til 6am and didn't sleep," she said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In a 9-6 vote, the council voted initial approval of an ordinance to postpone implementation of the $30 hourly minimum til 2030, instead of 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Some customers will have decided they’re gonna stop betting on football til the season comes around again next year,” Jackson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Let’s fake it til you become it, you know?

From Salon • May 20, 2024

“I live right close. Wait til I get my papers and lock the door, and I’ll take you home and fix it.”

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong