beforehand
At an earlier or preceding time.
Example
“Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?”
Synonyms
- ahead
- in advance
Related words
- beforehand in the world
- beforehand with the world
Word history
From Middle English "biforhand".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “beforehand” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.