Before and Farther

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

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

Farther adverb - At or to a greater distance or more advanced point.

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Before and farther are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead an adverb "Farther".

And before even then, in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, your Boomerang can be upgraded so that it flies farther and faster.

Source: Red Ones Go Faster
Never mind that the nebulous origins of video games date back even farther, or that there was a console before the Atari 2600.

Source: Small Reference Pools / Video Games
When the camera goes back, the thing will mysteriously have farther to fall than it did before the cut, just enough to allow the characters to make a narrow escape.

Source: Magic Countdown

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