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Sense: Adverb: earlier
Synonyms:
ahead Collocations, ahead of time, already Collocations, earlier, previously Collocations, sooner, beforehand Collocations, before now, in front, formerly Collocations, hitherto Collocations, priorly, prior Collocations
Antonyms:
after Collocations, afterwards Collocations, afterward, later, later than, subsequently Collocations, following Collocations, in the future, now Collocations
Sense: Adverb: in other times
Synonyms:
in the past, in the old days, in times past, in the good old days, way back, historically, in olden times, in the old times, in the olden days, in the days of yore, up to now, up till now, till now, until recently
Sense: Preposition: in time
Synonyms:
prior to, earlier than, sooner than, ahead of, previous to, preceding, in anticipation of, in advance, up to, until, up until, till Collocations , 'til , afore, to Collocations
Antonyms:
after Collocations, afterwards Collocations, afterward, later, later than, subsequently Collocations, following Collocations, in the future, now Collocations, behind Collocations, in the absence of
Sense: Preposition: in space
Synonyms:
in front of, ahead of, in advance of, in the lead
Sense: Preposition: in the presence of
Synonyms:
in the presence of, in front of, in the sight of
Sense: Preposition: in preference to
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