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 New York Times in 1965.
Come before 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 | 67 % | 8 |
| FOREDATE | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Come before in time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- precede
- antecede
- prevent
- appear
- future
- approach
- antedate
- eve
- futurity
- early
- soon
- first
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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ANTEDATE
- Precede in time
- Come before
- Precede
- Opposite of "follow"
- Come earlier.
- Precede.
- Anticipate.
- Happen aforetime.
- Precede, as in time.
- Come before in time.