Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Time was and previous are semantically related In some cases you can use "Time was" instead an adjective "Previous".
Nearby Word: previously
Time was
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- The first time was with The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, their first solid album after two previous ones struggled with inter-band tensions that often verged on Executive Meddling.
Source: Growing The Beard / Music -
Prue, who at the time was the only one with an offensive power, continues this trend in season 3 (though it is mentioned in the previous season that she is taking lessons).
Source: Boxing Lessons for Superman -
The first time was when the Abbasid dynasty, Abu al-Abbas Saffah, invited 80 princes of the previous Ummayyad dynasty to a banquet and had them all stabbed.
Source: Nasty Party
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Time was and Previous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/time_was
Previous & Time was. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/time_was>.
Time was or Previous. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/previous/time_was.
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