(a.) Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

a bit previous above advanced aforementioned aforesaid ahead ancient ante antecedent anterior anticipatory before beforehand ci-devant earlier early elder erstwhile far ahead first fore foregoing former forward half-baked half-cocked hasty ill-considered immemorial impulsive in advance late not firm old olden older once onetime overhasty oversoon past precedent preceding precipitate precocious precurrent preexistent prehistoric premature previous to prime primeval primitive prior prior to quondam recent rushed senior sometime soon then too early too soon uncrystallized unjelled unmatured unmeditated unpremeditated unprepared unripe untimely whilom