The Japanese grammar pattern まで に is used to indicate a deadline or the time by which an action must be completed. It translates to by or by the time in English. This pattern emphasizes the latest time at which something should happen or be done.
Below you can see some examples where it's used after a noun.
| I will return home by 9 o'clock. | 九時 まで に 家 に 帰ります。kuji made ni ie ni kaerimasu. |
| I will finish my homework by the evening. | 夕方 まで に 宿題 を 終える。yuugata made ni shukudai o oeru. |
The pattern まで に can also be used after a verb, as you can see below.
| I will finish my homework by the time the movie starts. | 映画 が 始まる まで に 宿題 を 終える。eiga ga hajimaru made ni shukudai o oeru. |
| I will have arrived at the station by the time the train leaves. | 電車 が 出る まで に 駅 に 着きます。densha ga deru made ni eki ni tsukimasu. |
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