antecedently

so as to precede something in order of time make credit card payments antecedently to their due date just in case there's a delay in mail delivery Synonyms afore [chiefly dialect], already, ahead, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, formerly, preliminarily, previouslyRelated Words a priori, early, prematurely; first, first off, now; before long, erelong [archaic], presently, shortly, soonNear Antonyms behind, by and by, next, subsequentlyAntonyms after, afterward (or afterwards), later