1. in advance ahead
marching on before
2. at an earlier time
the night before knew her before
3. forward of in front of
stood before the fire
4. in the presence of
speaking before the conference
5. under the jurisdiction or consideration of
the case before the court
6. at the disposal of
the great sums placed before him
7. in store for
got the whole summer before you
8. preceding in time earlier than
just before noon
9. in a higher or more important position than
put quantity before quality
10. earlier than the time that
call me before you go
11. sooner or quicker than
I'll be done before you know it
12. so that … do not
get out of there before you get dirty
13. until the time that
miles to go before I sleep
— Robert Frost
14. or else … not
must be convicted before he can be removed from office
15. or else
get out of here before I call a cop
16. rather or sooner than
would starve before he'd steal
17. at an earlier time
18. to or toward the place where someone is going in advance
19. at a time preceding (something or someone) earlier than (something or someone)
20. preceding (something or someone) in order or in a series
21. earlier than the time that earlier than when
22. until the time that
23. at an earlier time
I've been here before.
24. ahead
go on before
25. in front of
He stood before a mirror.
26. earlier than
You got there before me.
27. before in order
Your name is listed before mine.
28. in the presence of
She spoke before a crowd.
29. ahead of the time when
Wash before you eat.
30. sooner or quicker than
I'll be done before you know it.
31. more willingly than
I'd starve before I'd steal.
32. until the time that
It wasn't long before he caught on.
33. in the presence of
then personally appeared before me
34. to be judged or acted on by
a case before the court a bill coming up before Congress