"until Kingdom come" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=until Kingdom come}} until Kingdom come, {{en-PP|head=until Kingdom come}} until Kingdom come
  1. Until death, until the afterlife. Synonyms (until the afterlife): forever, eternally
    Sense id: en-until_Kingdom_come-en-prep_phrase-i8GoXSuN Disambiguation of 'until the afterlife': 99 1
  2. (colloquial) At overly frequent intervals. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (frequently): relentlessly, frequently
    Sense id: en-until_Kingdom_come-en-prep_phrase-~3RGq1gM Disambiguation of 'frequently': 31 69

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