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In English one would use 'by' for a deadline and 'until' when the state or action continues up to a point. e.g. "I must finish the task by the end of the day" o
by cjpearson 4y ago
In English one would use 'by' for a deadline and 'until' when the state or action continues up to a point. e.g. "I must finish the task by the end of the day" or "I'll be working on the task until the end of the day". In German 'bis' is used for both cases.