Synonyms and antonyms of To happen before something else in American Thesaurus

precede (verb)

to happen or exist before another person or thing

lead up to ()

if events, problems, actions, etc. lead up to an important event, they happen one after another in a way that makes it possible for the event to happen

predate (verb)

to exist or happen earlier than someone or something else

foreshadow (verb)

if something foreshadows a future event, it shows or gives a warning that it will happen

go before ()

to have happened previously

lead up to ()

to happen or exist immediately before something

precede (verb)

to come before someone or something else in a series

antedate (verb)

formal to exist or happen before something else