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| ahead(adverb, advance, remote, past, over) | |
| beforehand(adjective, adverb, time, advanced, forward) | |
| earlier(adverb, late, past, previous, early) | |
| once(adjective, adverb, late, past, now) | |
| heretofore(adverb, head, late, past, previous) | |
| already(adverb, late, early, now, earlier) | |
| in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb) | |
| aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, precede, proximately) | |
| erstwhile(adverb, head, late, past, previous) | |
| hitherto(adverb, earlier, then, yet, once) | |
| back(adverb, late, earlier, then, once) | |
| before now(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, early) | |
| at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| long ago(expression, adverb, late, earlier, then) | |
| some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| away back(expression, adverb, late, earlier, then) | |
| back when(expression, adverb, back, late, earlier) | |
| erewhile(adverb, earlier, then, once, erstwhile) | |
| in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) | |
| once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier) |
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