Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Usage example: their arrival was completely expected because a messenger had gone before
Next
Next adverb - At the time or occasion immediately following.
Both words in one sentence
- As with Turn-Based Strategy games, gameplay alternates between players: Each player has the time to contemplate their next move and execute it, before relinquishing control to the next player.
Source: Turn-Based Tactics - Unfortunately, there never was a "next time," since Johns left the book before he could continue that subplot.
Source: Aborted Arc -
His memories start trickling back over the next couple of hours, before he's completely "repaired" by a local magic-user.
Source: Easy Amnesia
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Next and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/next
Before & Next. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/next>.
Next or Before. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/next.
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