beforehand

adverb or adjective

be·fore·hand bi-ˈfȯr-ˌhand

bē-

Synonyms of beforehand next

: in anticipation

: in advance

: ahead of time : early

Examples of beforehand in a Sentence

if you arrive beforehand, we won't be entirely prepared yet if you get ready beforehand, you won't have to rush at the last minute

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Attempting to return to the US beforehand could result in a lifetime ban. —

Hanna Park, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 Aides had told Trump beforehand that Pence had no authority to change the result. —

Brian Bennett, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 Nooks also offers coaching tools to help salespeople practice calls beforehand where the AI roleplays as a potential customer, then gives feedback on how to improve. —

Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 And just a couple of months beforehand, they were photographed looking chic on their dinner date at Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beforehand