previously
adverb
uk/ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/us/ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/B1
before thepresenttimeor thetimereferred to:
以前地,先前地She was previouslyemployedas atourguide.她以前受聘当导游。
I hadpostedthecardtwomonthspreviously.我两个月以前就把那张卡片寄了。
at an earlier time
- beforeI was sure I’d seen her face before.
- beforehandHe knew beforehand that his speech would anger many people.
- previouslyShe has previously denied the accusations.
- in advanceYou should prepare your ingredients in advance.
- ahead of timeUSTry to arrive at the airport ahead of time to minimize the possibility of delays.
- Thisinformationwas previouslyunavailableto thepublic.
- Has anythingsimilarhappenedpreviously, or is this the firsttimehe hasbehavedlike this?
- Factions previously atwarwith one another are nowunitedagainst thecommonenemy.
- Thealbumincludesfour previously unreleasedtracks.
- About 23% of men and womenaged25 to 34 told researchers they had previouslycohabitedwith apartnerwithout itleadingtomarriage.
In the past
- ago
- any moreidiom
- anymore
- back in the dayidiom
- back thenidiom
- clock
- departed
- dim
- flood
- many moons agoidiom
- mist
- moon
- more
- no longeridiom
- rewind the clockidiom
- sometime
- step
- step back (in time)idiom
- the mists of timeidiom
- the status quo ante