先に

Meaning

1. adv
   previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
2. adv
   first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
3. adv
   beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
4. adv
   formerly

Example sentences

• 御社のお考えを先におっしゃってください。

  Please let us know your company's thoughts on this matter first.

• どうせ、時間に関わらず、俺が先に来てなかったら、さっさとネカフェへ行く腹積もりだったんだろう。

  No doubt, regardless of the time, she was planning to go to the net café without me if I hadn't arrived first.

• 雷鳴が聞こえるよりも先に稲光が見えるのは、光が音よりも早く伝わるからである。

  It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.