beforehand

/bษชหˆfษ”ษนhรฆnd/

IPA: /B IH0 F AO1 R HH AE0 N D/

adjective
  1. 1

    In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.

  2. 2

    (often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.

adverb
  1. 1

    At an earlier or preceding time.

    โ€œWill it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beforehand