beforehand

[ bih-fawr-hand, -fohr- ]

/ bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfoʊr- /

in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time: We should have made reservations beforehand. I hope to be beforehand with my report.

Origin of beforehand

First recorded in 1175–1225, beforehand is from the Middle English word bifor-hand. See before, hand

In a series of meetings over the past year, Israel laid out to the U.S. beforehand what would trigger a strike in Syria.

Israel’s Red Line Crossed, U.S. Tacitly Backs Ally’s Strikes in Syria |Eli Lake |May 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Cheap gas has also rendered government-preferred energy sources like solar even more uneconomic than they were beforehand.

David's Bookclub: The New New Deal |David Frum |December 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Gilligan: That was an idea that we had many months beforehand.

‘Breaking Bad’: Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Emmy Nominations |Maria Elena Fernandez |September 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And up until two hours beforehand, he was in the hospital with a kidney stone.

Vicki Kennedy Remembers Ted Kennedy at the DNC |Lloyd Grove |September 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Though his performance went off without a hitch, Rogan was characteristically self-deprecating about it beforehand.

Austrian Markus Rogan: Olympic Swimming’s Dark Horse |Robin Arzón |July 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
My reason for not telling you beforehand is that you would not have allowed me to go.

The Poison Tree |Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Nature has marked out the path for us beforehand; there are snares in it, but also primroses, and it leads to peace.

Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy |George Santayana
It was not known to him beforehand whether his destination lay north, south, east, or west.

The Petticoat Commando |Johanna Brandt
"It may be that our coming has been foretold him beforehand," said Heregar.

King Alfred's Viking |Charles W. Whistler
He consoled himself with the reflection, however, that nobody had told him so beforehand.

The Day of Wrath |Maurus Jkai

beforehand

/ (bɪˈfɔːˌhænd) /

early; in advance; in anticipation she came an hour beforehand