beforehand

If you know you’re overly reactive to certain conversations, let your partner know beforehand so that they aren’t caught off guard in the moment.

They’re staring stoic holes into me from the wall, seething as if they had gotten into a brawl beforehand and were forced to take a picture with one another afterward.

A trial date of 16 March was set with a review to take place beforehand.

Last week, Nandy was found to have "unknowingly" breached public appointment rules by not checking beforehand whether he had donated, and taking steps to mitigate the risk of a perceived conflict of interest.

The fight was cancelled 48 hours beforehand and Benn began a two-year battle against a lengthy doping ban.