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Grammar detail: までで

までで  as of~, up to this point~
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までで
means
as of ~; up to ~; within the scope of ~
You likely already know まで (until) and までに (by a certain time). But what happens when we add で?
Adding で changes the focus. Instead of just talking about a deadline, までで looks at everything that has happened so far as one complete group or block of work.
PhraseWhat it meansEnglishJapanese
までHow long something lastsI will work until 5:00.5時まで働きます。
までにA deadlinePlease finish it by 5:00.5時までに終わらせてください。
まででEverything up to a pointAs of 5:00, I finished three reports.5時までで、報告書を3通書き終えました。
Two key ways to use までで
Counting everything so far (the total)
Use this when you want to look at everything that has happened from the start up until a specific point. It is used to give a total count or a final result for that period of time.
いま
まで
きゃく
にん
だけです
Up to now, only five guests have arrived.
きのう
昨日
まで
こんしゅう
今週
やるべき
しごと
仕事
ほとんど
わらせる
ことができました
As of yesterday, I have been able to finish most of the work I need to do this week.
らいねんまつ
来年末
までここ
はたら
はじ
めて
どれくらい
きかん
期間
なります
How long will you have been working here by the end of next year?
ハムレットこれまで
もっと
おもしろい
ぎきょく
戯曲
われている

It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.
The "cutoff point" (wrapping up / stopping at)
This is used when defining a "finish line" for an activity. This could be the final limit for the day, or just a temporary stopping point to check on progress before moving to the next step.
じかん
時間
ないので
きょう
今日
かいぎ
会議
この
しりょう
資料
3ページ
まで
わり
しましょう
Since we are out of time, let’s end today’s meeting at the third page of this document.
いま
せつめい
説明
まで
なに
からない
こと
しつもん
質問
したい
ことあります
Within everything explained so far, is there anything you don't understand or want to ask about?
ここまでこの
じき
時期
せいじ
政治
ふあん
不安
ぞうだい
増大
かん
する
がいよう
概要
べてきた

Up to this point I have presented an overview of the growth of political unrest in the period.
In the final two sentences, までで is translated as "so far" and "up to this point". While they are "totals', the speaker is using までで for the purpose of, or to indicate stopping point.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ドウ   はたら to work   
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シュウ   end   おわる to come to an end   おえる to bring to an end   
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ホウ    report   むくいる to compensate, remunerate   むく reward, recompense   
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コク   つげる to announce   
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ショ   か to write   
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ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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キャク   カク    guest   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
サク    yesterday   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シュウ    a week   
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シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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ネン   とし year   
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マツ   バツ   すえ end   
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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キ   ゴ    period of time   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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サイ   もっと most   
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ギ   たわむれる to frolic, to play   
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キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ギ    deliberation   
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シ    assets   
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リョウ    fee   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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モン   と question   と to ask   とん wholesale   
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セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なお to get better   なお to cure   
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フ   ブ    not   
アン   やす peaceful; cheap   
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ゾウ   ま to increase/grow   ふえる to increase/multiply   ふやす to increase/augment   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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ガイ    approximate   
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ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジュツ   のべる to say   
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