Answer: earlier

AnswerCrossword Clue
EARLIERPrior.
earlierEARLY, before the due time
earlierbefore the expected time
earlierin or during the first part of a period of time or series of events
EARLIERIn the past
EARLIERAhead
EARLIERHitherto
EARLIERPreceding
EARLIERCloser to the beginning of time
EARLIERWhen the events in flashbacks took place
EARLIERSupra
EARLIERFlashback caption
EARLIERMore primitive
EARLIERMore ancient
EARLIERMore like a certain bird
EARLIERSome time before
EARLIERPrevious
EARLIERSooner
EARLIERSooner than.
EARLIERBefore.
EARLIEROccurring farther back.
EARLIERMore ancient.
EARLIERMore recent.
EARLIERBird that gets more worms.
EARLIERSooner.
EARLIERPreviously
EARLIERBefore
EARLIERPrior
EARLIERAt a previous time
EARLIERBefore now
EARLIERAgo