Definition of Beforehand

earlier or previously

Examples of Beforehand in a sentence

Without looking down the road beforehand, the young boy quickly darted out into the street getting hit by a car.  🔊

Preparing for the flood beforehand by placing sandbags around the lake allowed the citizens and their homes to be safe when the rains started to fall.  🔊

So the woman wouldn’t forget to thank her boyfriend after the event, she went ahead and thanked him beforehand.  🔊

Unfortunately, since the homeowner paid the contractor all of the payment beforehand, the contractor never started the work because he already had his money.  🔊

Parents decided to discuss their child’s educational issues beforehand with the teacher in order to prevent any issues after the school year began.  🔊

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