3
new(adjective, beginning)
3
once(adjective, last, original, late, old)
3
originally
3
preparatory(adjective, beginning)
3
primary(adjective, simple, head, beginning, original)
3
promptly(adverb, time, timely, opportunely)
3
quondam(adjective, last, original, late, old)
3
rudimentary(adjective, head, beginning, original, basic)
3
sometime(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
3
speedily(adverb, time, timely, opportunely)
3
starting(adjective, beginning, opening, original, first)
3
then
3
time
3
unpunctual
3
young(adjective, immature)
2
ages ago(expression, adjective, late, old, past)
2
anon(adjective, adverb, prompt, quick, timely)
2
archaic(original, old, venerable, antique, ancient)
2
before long(expression, adjective, idiom, prompt, quick)
2
bit previous(expression, adjective, first, primary, proximately)
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