beforehand
adverb or adjective
be·fore·hand
bi-ˈfȯr-ˌhand 
bē-
1
a
: in anticipation
b
: in advance
2
: ahead of time : early
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Examples of beforehand in a Sentence
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While the Eilish appearance, which was announced via social media just an hour beforehand, became another high-profile event at Coachella, the Do LaB stage is less about big names than a mission to bring a bit of underground culture to Indio.
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Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024
The chefs didn’t know the nature of the challenge beforehand and were shopping blind, making for an interesting episode.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
About a week beforehand, on March 22, the Israeli war cabinet approved the operation, according to internal Israeli defense records that summarized preparations for the strike and were viewed by The New York Times.
—Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Catching up a couple days beforehand, the buddies of four years or so had a prescient conversation, the kind that’s a little tougher — modern technology be damned — on opposite coasts.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The $5 event is BYOB (bring your own binoculars), and attendees are encouraged to download the ebird, Merlin Bird ID or iNaturalist identification apps on their phones beforehand.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet, despite being given a primetime billing, internal expectations of ratings beforehand were not that high.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Even when judges are carefully looking over search warrant applications, Johnson County Chief Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan said in an interview that having prosecutors take a look beforehand serves as an important backstop.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
YouTube has chosen a model with little friction around the publication of ads, instead suggesting violating content may later be removed, rather than adequately reviewing the content beforehand.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024
The chefs didn’t know the nature of the challenge beforehand and were shopping blind, making for an interesting episode.
—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
About a week beforehand, on March 22, the Israeli war cabinet approved the operation, according to internal Israeli defense records that summarized preparations for the strike and were viewed by The New York Times.
—Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Catching up a couple days beforehand, the buddies of four years or so had a prescient conversation, the kind that’s a little tougher — modern technology be damned — on opposite coasts.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The $5 event is BYOB (bring your own binoculars), and attendees are encouraged to download the ebird, Merlin Bird ID or iNaturalist identification apps on their phones beforehand.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Yet, despite being given a primetime billing, internal expectations of ratings beforehand were not that high.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
Even when judges are carefully looking over search warrant applications, Johnson County Chief Judge Thomas Kelly Ryan said in an interview that having prosecutors take a look beforehand serves as an important backstop.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
YouTube has chosen a model with little friction around the publication of ads, instead suggesting violating content may later be removed, rather than adequately reviewing the content beforehand.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
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beforehand
adverb
be·fore·hand
-ˌhand
: ahead of time : in advance
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