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Earlier and but now are semantically related. in before expected time topic. In some cases you can use "Earlier" instead an adverb phrase "But now".

Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

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But now and earlier are semantically related. You can use "But now" instead an adverb "Earlier".

Sam Nixon spent much of her earlier time as Acting Detective Inspector, but now has the rank permanently.

Source: Field Promotion
In the Mouth of Madness: The protagonist dreams of witnessing a cop beating a graffiti artist in a dark alley, an event he witnessed earlier that night, but now the cop is a deformed monster.

Source: Dream Within a Dream
If this had been about fifteen episodes or so earlier they would have been right, but now the crew is horrified.

Source: Anime / Irresponsible Captain Tylor

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Earlier and But now. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/but_now/earlier

But now & Earlier. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/but_now/earlier>.

Earlier or But now. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/but_now/earlier.

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