| before(adverb, earlier, then, precede, proximately) |
| earlier(adverb, back, then, precede, before) |
| beforetime(adverb, earlier, precede, archaism) |
| previously(adverb, precede) |
| already(adverb, earlier, then, precede, before) |
| erstwhile(adverb, earlier, then, precede, before) |
| once(adverb, earlier, then, precede, before) |
| formerly(adverb, precede) |
| heretofore(adverb, back, earlier, then, before) |
| time was(expression, adverb, past, earlier, then) |
| afore(adverb, back, earlier, before, ahead) |
| ago(adverb, elsewhere, precendently) |
| anciently(adverb, earlier, then, before, once) |
| at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| away back(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| back(adverb, earlier, then, before, ahead) |
| back when(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| before now(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| before this(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| down memory lane(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |