Hoolduseni

Hoolduseni is an Estonian phrase used to indicate a temporal limit up to the moment of scheduled maintenance. It is formed from the noun hooldus (maintenance, care) combined with the suffix -eni, which marks a boundary in time. The construction is common in information technology, telecommunications, and service operations, where communications must specify when a system or service remains available relative to maintenance work.

Usage: In practice, hoolduseni is often used with the preposition kuni to express “up to.” It appears in notices, status pages, manuals, and customer communications to designate deadlines or windows around maintenance. It functions as a concise shorthand for longer phrases such as “kuni hoolduse algus” or “kuni hoolduse lõpuni.”

Examples:

- Süsteem on kättesaadav kuni hoolduseni.

- Uuenduste teavituses on märgitud, et teenus võib olla aeglasem või katkestatud hoolduseni.

- Tellimused töödeldakse kuni hoolduseni.

Relation: It is sometimes replaced by more explicit phrases depending on the context, like kuni hoolduse lõpuni or hoolduse ajal. In everyday Estonian, its usage is more common in technical or formal communications.