No. 758 in German
bislang
"Bislang" means "so far" or "until now."
In a sentence
Bislang habe ich diesen Autor nicht gelesen.
So far, I haven't read this author.
Here, 'bislang' conveys the meaning of 'up until now' in the context of experience.
Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchung sind bislang nicht veröffentlicht worden.
The results of the investigation have not been published so far.
In this example, 'bislang' refers to an action that has not occurred up to the current point in time.
Die Arbeit an dem Projekt ist bislang zufriedenstellend verlaufen.
The work on the project has been satisfactory up to now.
Here, 'bislang' is used to describe the state or progress of an action up to the present moment.
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