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long ago(adverb, late, earlier, then)
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some time ago(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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ahead of time(idiom, adverb, before)
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antecedent to(verb, phrasal verb, preposition, opposite)
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away back(adverb, late, earlier, then)
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back when(adverb, back, late, earlier)
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in anticipation
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in anticipation of
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in preference(idiom, choice)
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in preparation for
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in the olden days(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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not later than(idiom, preposition, by)
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once upon a time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
2
time was(adverb, back, late, earlier)
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ages ago(adverb, back, ago, elsewhere)
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and the
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before present(adverb, earlier, previously, ago)
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before this(idiom, earlier, then, once)
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down memory lane(idiom, earlier, then, once)
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earlier than(idiom, adverb, preposition, opposite)
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APASmart Define. (2016). before thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/before/thesaurus/synonyms
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