go before

/ɡˌəʊ bɪfˈɔː/

/ɡˌoʊ bɪfˈoːɹ/

to go before

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: go]

‌to be presented to someone or something for discussion, decision, or judgment

*** To exist or happen in an earlier time

Examples

1. The startup is developing cutting-edge technology, boldly going where no man has gone before in the quest for innovation.

2. I wanted to have a meaningful conversation with him when he was back from work but he was gone before I could say Jack Robinson.

3. Go before.

4. Its origin, French, goes before the material, silk.