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in advance(adjective, idiom, adverb, time)
16
prior to(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, preposition)
11
in front(idiom, adverb, advanced, forward)
10
in front of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, preposition)
9
sooner than(idiom, adverb, preposition, conjunction)
8
ahead of(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, preposition)
7
in the past(verb, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
7
previous to(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
6
begin with(verb, phrasal verb, firstly)
5
in advance of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, preposition)
5
more willingly than(idiom, adverb, conjunction, rather)
4
before now(adjective, idiom, adverb, early)
4
by choice(idiom, adverb, choice, rather)
4
in preference to(idiom, adverb, rather)
4
in the lead(idiom, precession)
4
to the fore(idiom, adverb, advanced, forward)
3
anterior to(verb, phrasal verb, preposition, opposite)
3
at one time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
3
in the forefront
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in the future
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