beforehand

Though his performance went off without a hitch, Rogan was characteristically self-deprecating about it beforehand.

My reason for not telling you beforehand is that you would not have allowed me to go.

Nature has marked out the path for us beforehand; there are snares in it, but also primroses, and it leads to peace.

It was not known to him beforehand whether his destination lay north, south, east, or west.

"It may be that our coming has been foretold him beforehand," said Heregar.

He consoled himself with the reflection, however, that nobody had told him so beforehand.