| back when(expression, adverb, back, late, earlier) | |
| erewhile(adverb, earlier, then, once, erstwhile) | |
| gone(adverb, back, earlier, previously, ago) | |
| headmost | |
| in anticipation(expression, idiom) | |
| in anticipation of(expression, idiom) | |
| in preference(expression, idiom, choice) | |
| in preparation for(expression, idiom) | |
| in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| not later than(expression, idiom, preposition, by) | |
| on(advanced, forward, up, winning, leading) | |
| once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| onward(adverb, advanced, forward, up, winning) | |
| prevenient | |
| short | |
| time(adverb, advanced, forward, up, ahead) | |
| time was(expression, adverb, back, late, earlier) | |
| to come | |
| up(advanced, forward, ahead, onward) | |
| up ahead |
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