| above | |
| beforetime(adverb, precede, archaism) | |
| bygone(adjective, late, old, past, previous) | |
| ere | |
| erewhile(adverb, then, before, once, priority) | |
| fore | |
| hitherto | |
| in advance(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, back) | |
| in the beginning(expression, idiom, adverb) | |
| in the first place | |
| one-time(adjective, late, old, past, previous) | |
| precedent(adjective, time, precede, before) | |
| down memory lane(expression, idiom, late, old, past) | |
| ere then(expression, idiom, priority) | |
| forward(adjective, adverb, back, past, first) | |
| in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then) | |
| long ago(expression, adverb, late, old, past) | |
| of yore(expression, adjective, adverb, old, past) | |
| olden days(expression, late, old, past, previous) | |
| once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then) |
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