| in the past(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| of yore(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| olden days(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| time was(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| water under the bridge(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, before, once) |
| anciently(adverb, earlier, then, before, once) |
| at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| away back(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| back when(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| before now(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| before this(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| down memory lane(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| eons ago(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before) |
| erewhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once) |
| erstwhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once) |
| in former times(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |
| in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then) |