go before

phrasal verb

went before; gone before; going before; goes before

: to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)

We owe a great debt of gratitude to those who went before us.

: to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment

The contestants will go before the judges tomorrow.

The case went before the court.

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The case is set to go before a grand jury for review. —

Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024 Once the sole activity of intrepid explorers only, frontier tourism—or going where no one (or, in reality, hardly anyone) has gone before—is on the rise. —

Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 The district also let five staff members go before the start of this school year because their positions were funded through federal pandemic relief dollars, which ended in September. —

Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 The rezoning would go before the planning board on Feb. 25. —

Alexandria Sands, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go before