Forward and Prior to

Forward

Forward adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.

Prior to and forward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prior to" instead an adverb "Forward".

Prior to

Prior to preposition - Earlier than.

Forward and prior to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forward" instead an adverb phrase "Prior to".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Scars Are Forever Similarly Leonardo in the same series (at least prior to Fast Forward) lost a segement of his shell which never healed.
  • Better Living Through Evil Prior to this, Dan admitted to Chris that he's really looking forward to joining the forces of Hell, believing that he'd finally found his calling.
  • Even his accepting a hug from her prior to the final battle was a massive step forward for him.
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