Both までもない and には及ばない bear the meaning of "there is no need to do something".
I know that には及ばない can also means "not reaching a certain level", but besides
this case their meaning really seems to be really similar. Can somebody help
me to understand the difference in usage? Thanks in advance!
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What's the difference between には及ばない and までもない？
Just from my own experience,

[までもない〕can be roughly translated to **inessential** or **不必要**.

>   1. そのことについてなら、いまさら話し合う **までもない**
>

It can be used this way to show that there is **no necessity** to talk about
an already known fact or an event already deemed fix.

[ には及ばない] Can be used 2 ways.

  1. As a **comparison** between two subjects A and B.

> 数学で言えば、私(A)は彼(B)に **及ばない**.

  2. Can also stand for **inessentiality** but more specifically, **rejection** against another person's idea or intent.

> 帰り道は分かっていますので、心配には **及びません**.
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