Before
Before preposition - Earlier than.
Usage example: since I'm a faster runner, I got there before him
Till and before are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Till" instead the word "Before" as a preposition or an adverb or a conjunction.
Till
Till verb - To work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on.
Before and till are semantically related. You can use "Before" instead the word "Till" as a preposition or a conjunction or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Konami didn't even wait till the series left the NES before starting this habit — Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse was set more than 200 years before the first game.
Source: Non-Linear Sequel -
Till the End of Time was published by Enix before their merger with Squaresoft in 2003.
- Angua's brother Wolfgang has a sadistic twist on it: he holds himself back till the last moment, then pounces the human just before he makes it to safety.
Source: Just Toying with Them
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