before

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ADVERB
(previously)-antes
Synonyms for before
afore
antes
already
ya
before now
hasta ahora
before then
antes de entonces
early
temprano
first
primero
formerly
antiguamente
in the past
en el pasado
in the past
historia
long ago
hace mucho tiempo
once
antes
previously
anteriormente
prior
antes de
until then
hasta entonces
ago
hace
ahead of time
con anticipación
beforehand
de antemano
behind
más atrás
early
a principios
in advance
de antemano
just
justo
lately
últimamente
once upon a time
érase una vez
recently
recientemente
recently
últimamente
since
hace mucho
so far
hasta ahora
so far
por ahora
soon
pronto
then
entonces
thus far
hasta ahora
until now
hasta ahora
until then
hasta entonces
up to now
hasta ahora
yet
todavía
Antonyms for before
afterward
después
forward
en adelante
in the future
en el futuro
later
más tarde
right after
justo después
since
desde entonces
subsequently
posteriormente
then
luego
at present
actualmente
behind
atrasado
now
ahora
nowadays
hoy en día
on
N/A
past
y
presently
enseguida
thereafter
a partir de entonces
PREPOSITION
(preceding in time)-antes de
Synonyms for before
until
hasta
Antonyms for before
after
después de
PREPOSITION
(in front of)-ante
Synonyms for before
ahead of
delante de
Antonyms for before
back of
detrás de
back of
fondo de
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