11
ahead(adverb, time, back, early, earlier)
9
before(adverb, forward, early, earlier, then)
9
beforehand(adjective, adverb, time, quick, early)
7
forward(adjective, adverb, time, back, early)
6
prior to
5
fore(adverb, back, early, front, earlier)
4
advance
4
in front(expression, back, earlier, ahead, previously)
4
to the fore(expression, idiom, adverb, advanced, forward)
4
up front(expression, adjective, idiom, straightforward)
3
ante(back, early, earlier, then, ahead)
3
early(adverb, time, prompt, quick, earlier)
3
first
3
in front of
3
in the forefront(expression, idiom)
3
in the lead(expression, idiom)
3
preceding
3
previous(back, quick, early, directly, immediately)
3
previously
2
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