adverb as in strong fondness

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formerly, back in the day, earlier

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Example:The road was formerly used as a main thoroughfare before the new bypass was built.

Definition:Used to indicate something that was true at an earlier time, often with a sense of the past is past.

From formerly

Example:Back in the day, we used to ride our bicycles to the old movie theater for matinee shows.

Definition:Refers to a time in the recent past, often in a nostalgic or general sense.

From back in the day

Example:They performed earlier in the morning before the sun rose.

Definition:Indicates a past time that is closer to the speaker than the time of speaking but further in the past than immediately before.

From earlier