Going before

• prior

  1. Preceding in time or order:
  2. Preceding in importance or value:

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  1. Preceding in time or order:
  2. Preceding in importance or value:

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• previous

  1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior:
  2. Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty:

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  1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior:
  2. Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty:

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• preceding

  1. Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

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  1. Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

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• precedent

  1. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.
  2. A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts.
  3. Convention or custom arising from long practice:

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  1. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.
  2. A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts.
  3. Convention or custom arising from long practice:

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• anterior

  1. Placed before or in front.
  2. Occurring before in time; earlier.
  3. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

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  1. Placed before or in front.
  2. Occurring before in time; earlier.
  3. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

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• antecedent

  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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Just gone by or elapsed

• prior

  1. Preceding in time or order:
  2. Preceding in importance or value:

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  1. Preceding in time or order:
  2. Preceding in importance or value:

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• previous

  1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior:
  2. Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty:

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  1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior:
  2. Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty:

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• preceding

  1. Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

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  1. Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.

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• precedent

  1. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.
  2. A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts.
  3. Convention or custom arising from long practice:

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  1. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.
  2. A judicial decision that is binding on other equal or lower courts in the same jurisdiction as to its conclusion on a point of law, and may also be persuasive to courts in other jurisdictions, in subsequent cases involving sufficiently similar facts.
  3. Convention or custom arising from long practice:

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• past

  1. No longer current; gone by; over:
  2. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone:
  3. Earlier than the present time; ago:

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  1. No longer current; gone by; over:
  2. Having existed or occurred in an earlier time; bygone:
  3. Earlier than the present time; ago:

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• former

  1. One that forms; a maker or creator:
  2. A member of a school form:

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  1. One that forms; a maker or creator:
  2. A member of a school form:

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• foregoing

  1. Said, written, or encountered just before; previous:

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  1. Said, written, or encountered just before; previous:

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• anterior

  1. Placed before or in front.
  2. Occurring before in time; earlier.
  3. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

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  1. Placed before or in front.
  2. Occurring before in time; earlier.
  3. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

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• antecedent

  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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  1. Going before; preceding.
  2. One that precedes another.
  3. A preceding occurrence, cause, or event.

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At a time in the past

• beforetime

  1. Formerly.

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  1. Formerly.

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• aforetime

  1. At a former or past time; previously.

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  1. At a former or past time; previously.

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• previously

  1. At an earlier time.

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  1. At an earlier time.

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• once

  1. One time only:
  2. At one time in the past; formerly.
  3. At any time; ever:

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  1. One time only:
  2. At one time in the past; formerly.
  3. At any time; ever:

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• formerly

  1. At an earlier time; once.

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  1. At an earlier time; once.

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• erstwhile

  1. In the past; at a former time; formerly.
  2. Former:

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  1. In the past; at a former time; formerly.
  2. Former:

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• before

  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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• already

  1. By this or a specified time:
  2. So soon:
  3. Used as an intensive:

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  1. By this or a specified time:
  2. So soon:
  3. Used as an intensive:

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Up to this time

• yet

  1. At this time; for the present:
  2. Up to a specified time; thus far:
  3. At a future time; eventually:

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  1. At this time; for the present:
  2. Up to a specified time; thus far:
  3. At a future time; eventually:

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• previously

  1. At an earlier time.

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  1. At an earlier time.

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• heretofore

  1. Up to the present time; before this; previously.

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  1. Up to the present time; before this; previously.

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• before

  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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Until then

• beforehand

  1. In anticipation.
  2. In advance; early.

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  1. In anticipation.
  2. In advance; early.

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• before

  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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  1. Earlier in time:
  2. In front; ahead.
  3. Previous to in time; earlier than.

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