Sooner than synonyms

What is another word for Sooner than?

• before
• rather than
• in preference to
• instead of
• rather
• more willingly than
• first
• sooner
• over
• above
• more than
• by
• previous to
• ere
• not later than
• beyond
• over and above
• afore
• earlier than
• prior to
• ahead of
• since
• ante
• antecedent to
• anterior to
• in advance of
• in front of
• preceding
• prior
• in favour of