beforehand
/bɪˈfɔːhand
/adverb
Before an action or event; in advance: rooms must be booked beforehand...
- I don't recall people being asked beforehand if these events were wanted in the first place.
- But the seats had been booked up beforehand, and most of them weren't going to get in.
- Sensing it might be busy, I took the precaution of ringing beforehand to book a table.
Synonyms
in advance, in readiness, ahead of time;
before, before now, earlier, earlier on, previously, already, sooner
Phrases
be beforehand with
Origin
Middle English (originally as two words): from before + hand; probably influenced by Old French avant main.
Rhymes
- personal flotation device
- personal foul
- personal god
- personal government
- personal high
- personal hygiene
- personalia
- personal idealism
- personal idealist
- personal identification number
- personal identity
- personal information manager
- personal injury
- personalise
- shot on goal
- shot-peen
- shotproof
- shot-put
- shot-putter
- shot-putting
- shotted
- shotten herring
- shottist
- shot to pieces (or to hell)
- shot tower