Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Down the line is an antonym for before.
Down the line
Both terms in one sentence
- Seregil remarks "the Third" before Klia protests that little Tamír is far down the line of succession.
Source: Literature / Nightrunner - Before gunpowder, wargear would most likely be passed down the line since it was quite expensive.
Source: Ancestral Weapon -
She ends up getting stuck in one of these somewhere down the line, forcing Kratos to come to the rescue before she dies.
Source: Video Game / God of War Series
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Down the line and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/down_the_line
Before & Down the line. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/down_the_line>.
Down the line or Before. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/down_the_line.
