At this time
Earlier and at this time are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Earlier" instead an adverb phrase "At this time".
Earlier
Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
At this time and earlier are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "At this time" instead an adverb "Earlier".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- forward and at this time
- forward and earlier
- still and at this time
- still and earlier
- in anticipation and at this time
- in anticipation and earlier
- then and at this time
- then and earlier
- as yet and at this time
- as yet and earlier
- yet and at this time
- yet and earlier
- before and at this time
- before and earlier
Both terms in one sentence
- At this time, Talbott is wearing a cast and a neck brace, because earlier in the movie, when Bruce changed into the Hulk, he used Talbott as a melee weapon to beat two other people into unconsciousness.
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Earlier and At this time. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_this_time/earlier
At this time & Earlier. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_this_time/earlier>.
Earlier or At this time. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/at_this_time/earlier.
