Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Forward
Forward adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.
Usage example: if you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall
Before is a synonym for forward in time topic. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead the word "Forward" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as front.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He messes up the controls on the enemy time machine, and (after being rescued shortly before the alternate history disappears) follows them forward (but still long before his own time).
Source: Timey-Wimey Ball -
At the end of Doc Ock's first transmission, Scream gets in front of the camera and lunges forward, mouth-first, before the transmission cuts out.
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Both result in Sackboy jumping forward one gameplay layer (if in the front layer, then out of the gameplay area) before falling out of reality.
Source: Death Throws
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Forward and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/forward
Before & Forward. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/forward>.
Forward or Before. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/forward.
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