(adv.) In preference; by choice.

above aforetime ahead ahead of time already ante before all before now beforehand beforetime betimes by choice by election by vote confronting earlier early ere ere then erenow erewhile erst erstwhile facing first fore foremost foresightedly formerly forward headmost hereinabove hereinbefore heretofore historically hitherto in advance in advance of in anticipation in anticipation of in front in front of in preference in preference to in preparation for in the forefront in the foreground in the front in the future in the lead in the past in times past once only yesterday or ever preceding precociously preferably prehistorically previous previous to previously prior to priorly rather rather than recently sooner sooner than supra then theretofore till to to come to the fore to the front until up ahead up to whilom yesterday yet