20
first and foremost
8
coming soon
6
as time went by
5
preparation period
5
punctual(adjective, characteristic, time, quality, timing)
5
see you soon
4
incipient
4
crude
4
previous
4
untimely
3
aboriginal
3
advance
3
archaean
3
archaic
3
archean
3
archeozoic
3
beforehand
3
earlier
3
earliest
3
earlyish
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