24
immediately(noun, adverb, conjunction)
20
previously(adjective, adverb, time, past, general)
20
instantly
20
when(adverb, conjunction, immediately, after)
16
formerly(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
15
before(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
12
at one time(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, late)
12
erstwhile(adjective, adverb, time, last, original)
12
as soon as(conjunction, expression, verb, phrasal verb, noun)
12
sometime(expression, adjective, adverb, time, moment)
11
earlier(adjective, adverb, time, late, old)
11
heretofore(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
11
long ago(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, time)
11
already(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
11
one time(expression, idiom, adverb, frequency)
10
late(adjective, adverb, last, original, dead)
10
sometimes(expression, adverb, time, moment, period)
9
former(noun, adjective, adverb, order, time)
9
quondam(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
8
old(adjective, adverb, last, late, past)
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