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 of preliminarily afore [chiefly dialect], already, antecedently, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, formerly, ahead, previouslyWords Related to preliminarily a priori, early, prematurely; first, first off, now; before long, erelong [archaic], presently, shortly, soonNear Antonyms of preliminarily behind, by and by, next, subsequentlyAntonyms of preliminarily after, afterward (or afterwards), later