As the title explains, how does さっきまでと in

> さっきまでと同じ部屋 .

mean "as before" in English?

(I know that all together from the context of the sentences that come before
and after さっきまでと同じ部屋 that the sentence roughly translates to "[It was/is the]
same room as before." but I don't know where the "before" comes from).
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How does さっきまで = "as before" in さっきまでと同じ部屋
I think さっきまで means' just a while ago/Until just now/just until now. '

> **さっきまで** 家で寝ていました。  
>  I was sleeping at home just until now.
>
> **さっきまで** は泣いてたけど、今は元気です。  
>  Until just now, I had been crying but now I'm fine.
>
> **さっきま** でと同じ部屋  
>  [It was/is the] same room just a while ago.
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Adding on to scarlet witch's answer.

The まで is the regular adverbial particle, which I think you may have
recognized. I'm guessing here, but it seems that your confusion stems from
misparsing さっき.

さっき is a kind of emphasized form of さき, i.e. 先. The "regular" form さき
expresses a broad array of meanings, one of which is "earlier". The geminate
form さっき seems to be restricted in meaning, and is specifically about time,
expressing something more like "just a little bit ago".
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