Earlier and Further back

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Earlier

Earlier adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
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Further back and earlier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Further back" instead an adverb "Earlier".

Further back

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Earlier and further back are semantically related. You can use "Earlier" instead an adverb phrase "Further back".

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  • Going even further back then that, back to mythic times, there are the stories from various cultures about a great battle between good and evil, implied to be an earlier war with The Others.
    Source: Great Offscreen War aka: The Great Offscreen War
  • Anachronic Order Team Winter's story, which is revealed to take place 15 years earlier, is told and shortly after we take a trip even further back by showing the Team Summer A candidates, which takes place x-years ago, before disaster hits earth.
    Source: Anachronic Order
  • Failure Is the Only Option The Doctor Who Expanded Universe BBC audio story arc Hornets' Nest has the Doctor researching the enemy Swarm through time, each encounter giving him enough information to travel further back and battle them earlier.
    Source: Failure Is the Only Option
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