V. precede, come before,
forerun, go before, preexist,
dawn,
presage,
herald, usher in, be beforehand, steal a march upon,
anticipate,
forestall, have the start, gain the start
Adj. prior, previous, preceding,
precedent, anterior,
antecedent, pre- existing,
pre-existent, former, foregoing,
aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned,
aforesaid, said,
introductory Adv. before, prior to, earlier, previously,
afore,
aforehand,
beforehand,
ere,
theretofore,
erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now,
erewhile, already, yet,
beforehand, on the eve of
Phr. prior tempore prior jure
V. go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance,
precede,
forerun, usher in, introduce,
herald, head, take the lead, lead the way, lead the dance, get the start, have the start, steal a march, get before, get ahead, get in front of, outstrip, take precedence
Adv. in advance, before,
ahead, in the van, in the lead, foremost,
headmost, in front, at the head, out in front, way out in front, far ahead
Phr. seniores priores, ahead of his time
