preliminarily

preliminarily

adverb

Definition of PRELIMINARILY

so as to precede something in order of time <the sick children were examined preliminarily by the nurse to determine if they had a rash>

Synonyms afore [chiefly dialect], already, antecedently, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, formerly, preliminarily, previously

Related Words a priori, early, prematurely; first, first off, now; before long, erelong [archaic], presently, shortly, soon

Near Antonyms behind, by and by, next, subsequently

Antonyms after, afterward (or afterwards), later