Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
This time
Before and this time are semantically related in in the past topic. You can use "Before" instead an adverb phrase "This time".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- back and before
- back and this time
- in anticipation and before
- in anticipation and this time
- earlier and before
- earlier and this time
- previously and before
- previously and this time
- long ago and before
- long ago and this time
- formerly and before
- formerly and this time
- once and before
- once and this time
Both terms in one sentence
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Griselda/Greg has already come Back from the Dead once, and that time he was ripped apart before our heroes' very eyes - this time s/he just fell off a cliff, leaving no trace.
Source: Podcast / The Monster Hunters -
To Kim's credit, he manages to at least try to fight back this time, instead of being taken by surprise like before.
Source: Video Game / Gears of War - Kain inadvertently travels back to this time period, where he kills William the Just before he manages to become The Nemesis.
Source: For Want Of A Nail / Video Games
Cite this Source
This time and Before. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/this_time
Before & This time. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/this_time>.
This time or Before. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/before/this_time.
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