dittills

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Swedish

Etymology

dit (there) +‎ tills (to)

Adverb

dittills (not comparable)

  1. theretofore, until that time
    Han hade dittills aldrig kommit försent, men den morgonen ringde inte väckarklockan.
    He had never yet been late, but that morning the alarm clock didn't ring.
    Han var det sötaste jag dittills hade sett
    She was the cutest thing I had seen until that time

Usage notes

Keep in mind the distinction between dittills (to that point in time) and hittills (to this point in time).