Adverbs of Time and Place - Adverbs of Relative Time

These adverbs provide information about the time when something happened in relation to an event or a specified time, such as "late", "early", "on time", etc.

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late

[Adverb]

after the typical or expected time

early

[Adverb]

before the usual or scheduled time

later

[Adverb]

at a time following the current or mentioned moment, without specifying exactly when

later on

[Adverb]

after the time mentioned or in the future

before

[Adverb]

at an earlier point in time

priorly

[Adverb]

at an earlier time or point

Ex: The instructions were given to the priorly to avoid any confusion .

soon

[Adverb]

in a short time from now

lately

[Adverb]

in the recent period of time

of late

[Adverb]

in the recent period of time

early on

[Adverb]

at the beginning or in the initial stages of a process, event, or period

in time

[Adverb]

without being late or delayed

on time

[Adverb]

exactly at the specified time, neither late nor early

ahead of time

[phrase]

before the scheduled or expected time

Ex: He always plans his ahead of time.

prematurely

[Adverb]

before the expected, appropriate, or natural time

thereafter

[Adverb]

from a particular time onward

posthumously

[Adverb]

after the death of the person to whom something is related

Ex: The scientist 's discoveries were posthumously by the scientific community .

as yet

[Adverb]

up to the present time

Ex: The investigation as yet not uncovered any new evidence .

untimely

[Adverb]

at a time that is unsuitable or disrupts the expected course of events

belatedly

[Adverb]

at a time that was later than expected, usual, or appropriate

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Adverbs of Time and Place - Adverbs of Relative Time