Along and Before

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Along adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.

Usage example: work on the project is moving right along

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Before and along are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Before" instead an adverb "Along".

Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

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Along and before are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Along" instead an adverb "Before".

A subset of these fics then has The Hobbit cast having to deal with the One ring before or along with the Lot R trilogy characters and events.

Source: Fandom Specific Plot / Literature
In Left Behind, Leon Fortunato, when he is brought before Jesus along with Nicolae Carpathia, tries to repent, but Jesus considers him long since sold out to Satan and throws him and Nicolae to Hell along with those who have not chosen to follow Him.

Source: Rejected Apology
In The Bear And The Dragon, attack subs are maneuvering near the Chinese coast long before hostilities begin, along with naval ships anchored in Taiwan, and Executive Orders has a premier tank squadron training in the Negev desert just before the UIR's invasion of its neighbors.

Source: Gunboat Diplomacy

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