earlier Synonyms

earliest sooner originally in the beginning before precedential recent recently sometime supra swifter theretofore thitherto untimely whilom yesterday quondam proleptically priorly precursory preexistent preliminarily preliminary premature preparatively prevenient previous previously primeval primevally primordial prior yore in the past ancient history in the first place one-time back in the day once upon a time onetime prerecord to begin with begin with at the start At the beginning little while ago while ago oldest Sabah no longer