At an earlier or preceding time.
Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?
In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
rich and much beforehand
In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
Agricola […] resolves to be beforehand with the danger.
From Middle English biforhand, biforhond, beforehonde, bifornhand, equivalent to before + hand. [13th century. After Old French avant main].
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