Before and Later than

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Before

Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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Later than is an antonym for before.

Later than

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Before is an antonym for later than.
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  • Time Bomb Much drama comes of having to escape the area before it goes off and much comedy comes of Carter's bombs going off a few seconds later than his eager countdown.
    Source: Time Bomb
  • For comparison, Australia started 18 days later than Canada, and finished 8 days before Canada aired episode 2.
    Source: Short Run in Peru
  • Film / The Seventh Seal Anachronism Stew: Block's chainmail armour suggests a date no later than the 13th century, before the days of widespread witch burning and before the Danse Macabre became a popular artistic motif (both of these only took off in the 15th century.) Flagellantism never really came to Sweden.
    Source: Film / The Seventh Seal
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