At an earlier time. / In advance. / At the front end.

In advance of the time when. / (informal) Rather or sooner than.

Earlier than (in time). / In front of in space. / In the presence of. / Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). / In store for, in the future of (someone).

The state or quality of being before.

(rare, nonstandard) Previously.

Alternative spelling of inb4

Misspelling of before.

soon

(transitive) To appear publicly in front of someone superior. / (transitive) to be of greater importance (than) / (transitive) to be judged, decided or discussed by authority. / (transitive) To precede.

(transitive, idiomatic) to put oneself at the whim of, to bow down to / (transitive, idiomatic) (especially of something honorific) to be situated in front of