Advance and Prior

Advance

Advance adjective - Situated ahead or going before.

Prior is a synonym for advance in early topic. In some cases you can use "Prior" instead the word "Advance" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like precede, prelim, ahead in position or time.

Prior

Prior adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: we've made prior arrangements

Advance is a synonym for prior in precede topic. You can use "Advance" instead the word "Prior" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as earlier, prelim.

Both words in one sentence

  • Homestuck has one from here to here, showing to readers in advance how Tavros got a pair of robotic legs, weeks after the events shown prior.
    Source: Flash Forward
  • Earth-Shattering Kaboom Prior to (and similar to) Unleashed, this trope was part of the plot of Sonic Advance 3.
  • Not Screened for Critics In an instance of history repeating itself, no advance copies of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 were sent to reviewers prior to release, for reasons that quickly became obvious when the game was picked up by early adopters.
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