earlier

Trước đây, trước đó

at an earlier time; before now or the present moment

• earlier today/yesterday/this morning

Collocations earlier this week/month/year · earlier in the day/meeting

• I saw her earlier.

  Tôi đã gặp cô ấy trước đó.

Trước, trước khi

before a particular time or event; at an earlier point in time than something else

• earlier than

Collocations earlier than expected/planned · earlier than usual

• She arrived earlier than we thought.

  Cô ấy đến sớm hơn dự kiến.

Trước đây, trước đó

happening or done before a particular time; not recent

• earlier meeting/conversation

Collocations earlier appointment/meeting · earlier conversation/phone call

• We had an earlier discussion about this.

  Chúng tôi đã có một cuộc thảo luận trước đó về vấn đề này.

Trước, trước khi

happening or done before a particular event; not recent in relation to something else

• earlier version/edition

Collocations earlier edition/version · earlier draft/review

• The earlier version of the software had fewer bugs.

  Phiên bản trước đó của phần mềm có ít lỗi hơn.