Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Long time ago and before are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long time ago" instead an adverb "Before".
Long time ago
Before and long time ago are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Before" instead an adverb phrase "Long time ago".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- back and before
- back and long time ago
- then and before
- then and long time ago
- earlier and before
- earlier and long time ago
- previously and before
- previously and long time ago
- long ago and before
- long ago and long time ago
- formerly and before
- formerly and long time ago
- once and before
- once and long time ago
Both terms in one sentence
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I was in a similar situation once before, a long time ago, with a genie and a giant pig...
Source: Duels Decide Everything - In "Sonic Rainboom", Rainbow Dash mentions that she's broken the rainbow barrier once before, "a long time ago".
- Technically he can't be killed because he was already mortally wounded a long time ago, and he's using an artifact that rewound time for his body to just before his death.
Source: Immortal Assassin
Cite this Source
Long time ago and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/long_time_ago
Before & Long time ago. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/long_time_ago>.
Long time ago or Before. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/long_time_ago.
