Word Type

Preposition

Noun

Adverb

Conjunction

Adverb

The word "before" can be used as preposition, noun, adverb, conjunction and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

after behind

Coordinate Terms

after lest no sooner than

Derived Terms

I've never heard it called that before a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on accessary before the fact accessory before the fact age before beauty before GTA 6 before and after before dark before image journal before it was cool before long before one can blink before one knows it before one knows where one is before one's eyes before someone's time before the fact before the ink had time to dry before the ink was dry before the mast before times before you can say Jack Robinson before you can say knife before-and-after before-mentioned beforecited beforehand beforely beforemath beforementioned beforenamed beforeness beforenoon beforesaid beforestated beforetime best before date best-before date boldly go where no man has gone before bow down before the porcelain god bros before hoes bros before hos business before pleasure calm before the storm carry all before one carry everything before one carry the world before one cast pearls before swine check yourself before you wreck yourself chicks before dicks come before crawl before one can walk crawl before one walks cross a bridge before one comes to it day before yesterday dicks before chicks don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched don't count your chickens before they're hatched don't count your chickens before they've hatched feels before reals fingers were made before forks halloo before one is out of the wood hereinbefore hoes before bros in before it is always darkest before the dawn it is always darkest just before the dawn it is darkest before the dawn it is darkest just before the dawn jump before one is pushed kneel before know how to walk before one can run land before time learn to walk before one can run leg before leg before wicket lie before look before one leaps lull before the storm make-before-break milk before meat misters before sisters morning after the night before not before time nothing is said that has not been said before one's father was born before one pearls before swine pride comes before a fall pride comes before the fall pride cometh before a fall pride goes before a fall pride goeth before a fall pride wenteth before a fall put before put the cart before the horse run before sisters before misters tears before bedtime the darkest hour is always just before the dawn the darkest hour is just before the dawn the day before the mixture as before the night before last the same mixture as before therebefore thereinbefore throw pearls before swine time before time whereinbefore wrap it before you tap it you must spoil before you spin

Distinct From

after now

Related Terms

advance after after lunch ago alpha earlier early ere erst first in advance in front of lunch moment past position preposition prior prior to rather sooner time yesterday

Synonym Network

ahead ahead of beforehand by earlier in front lest previously

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.