まで

まで marks where something stops: the place a movement goes as far as, or the time an action lasts until. It follows the noun, and English has "to", "as far as" or "until" for it.

After a time word, the action goes on the whole time up to that point.

まで and までに

まで is "until": the action continues up to the limit. までに is "by": the action happens once, at some point before the limit.

×五時まで来てください is wrong. Coming happens once; it cannot go on until five. A deadline always needs までに for the same reason.

• × 来週まで宿題を出してください → 来週までに宿題を出してください

から with まで

から gives the start and まで the end, for places and for times alike. Either one can also stand on its own.

まで and に

に after a time marks the moment something happens; まで marks the end of a stretch. After a place, に names where you are headed, and まで adds that you go that far: the distance, or the way there, is part of the point.

Usage notes

These go beyond a place or a time.

Until something happens

A verb in front of まで is in the dictionary form, whatever the tense of the sentence.

The second sentence is in the past and still has でる出る: ×出たまで.

"Even"

After a noun, まで can also mean "even": the list has gone further than you would expect.