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までに

Noun + までにVerb (dictionary form) + までにTime expression + までに

Meanings

by a certain time
by the time ~
before ~ (a deadline)

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Explanation

までに marks a deadline, meaning that something should be completed or occurs before a specific time. It emphasizes the point in time by which an action must happen, not the duration up to that point. It’s commonly used for tasks, deadlines, and promised responses; it can refer to both future times and times already established in conversation.

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Example sentences

明日までに返事をください。

Please reply by tomorrow.

会議は三時までに終わる予定です。

The meeting is scheduled to end by three o'clock.

このレポートは来週の金曜日までに提出してください。

Please submit this report by next Friday.

今日は六時までに家に着く予定です。

I plan to be home by six o'clock today.

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