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Which one is OK?
Don't open it until I get back.
Don't open it by the time I get back.
2022년 12월 10일 오후 4:15
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Yes the 1st phrase is the best!
2022년 12월 11일
The first one is fine.
The second one doesn't work. BY THE TIME somehow only works with a positive, or a request to do something (not a request NOT to do something).
Finish your homeword by the time I get back.
If you don't finish your homework by the time I get back, you can't watch TV.
BUT:
Don't eat dinner by the time I get back. doesn't really make sense.
2022년 12월 11일
The first one is more natural and correct.
2022년 12월 10일
Mainly the first one.
The second one is subject to the situation.
2022년 12월 10일
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