Beforehand
Beforehand adverb - Before the usual or expected time.
Usage example: if you arrive beforehand, we won't be entirely prepared yet
Immediately and beforehand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Immediately" instead the word "Beforehand" as an adjective or an adverb.
Immediately
Immediately adverb - Without delay.
Beforehand and immediately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beforehand" instead the word "Immediately" as an adjective or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- early and beforehand
- early and immediately
- presently and beforehand
- presently and immediately
- promptly and beforehand
- promptly and immediately
- soon and beforehand
- soon and immediately
- once and beforehand
- once and immediately
- shortly and beforehand
- shortly and immediately
- before long and beforehand
- before long and immediately
Both words in one sentence
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Spiritual Successor: When they debuted in Korea, they were immediately noted for sharing similar success and appeal as labelmates FT Island who had debuted about 2.5 years beforehand.
Source: Music / CN Blue - It's debatable whether the love interest of the protagonist would count, since she consented beforehand, but was heavily pressured into it and was verbally abused immediately after.
Source: Rape as Backstory -
In Echo Chamber, whenever Porn Girl or Shannon enter a scene, they immediately steal the focus away from whatever was in frame beforehand.
Source: Male Gaze
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