これまで

kore made

up until now

これまでの経験を活かしてください

Please use your experience up until now

formalinformal

up until now; until this point in time

これまでの努力が実を結んだ

All the effort up until now has borne fruit

これまでの話をまとめます

I'll summarize what we've discussed up until now

Often used to refer to past experiences, achievements, or events leading up to the present moment.

Collocations

これまでの経験past experienceこれまでの努力previous effortsこれまでの話what has been discussed

Synonyms

今までこれまでの期間これまでの過程

Antonyms

これから今後

Related Phrases

今までphrase

up until now

これからphrase

from now on

Pro Tip

Usage in Summaries

Use 'これまで' when summarizing past events or experiences leading up to the present moment.

Gold Rule

Temporal Context

Always refers to a time period ending at the present moment, not a specific future point.

Word Origin

Combination of 'これ' (this) and 'まで' (until), literally meaning 'until this point'.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to refer to the time period leading up to the present. Can be used to summarize past events or experiences.

Word Breakdown

これ

this

demonstrative

まで

until

particle

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