The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ANTEDATE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2007.
Be earlier in time crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTEDATE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be earlier in time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- precede
- antecedent
- predecessor
- prevent
- previous
- advance
- preventive
- come before
- precedent
- prev
- predate
- prevention
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTEDATE noun- Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
- Anticipation
- To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
- To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
- To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
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