Translation

• to wait until
• by the time when (sth is ready etc)

Synonyms

• 及至, 待到, 赶, 迨, 逮

Examples

• 等到灯变为绿色。
  Wait until the light changes to green.
• 我会等到她来。
  I will wait until she comes.
• 在这儿等到他回来为止。
  Wait here till he comes back.
• 等到指示灯变成绿色。
  Wait till the light turns green.
• 他一直等到她来了为止。
  He waited until she came.
• 我一直等到了最后一分钟。
  I waited until the last minute.
• 等到警察来的时候，天大概也黑了吧。
  It will be dark by the time the police come here.