TIME ORDER WORDS

Formerly – before now

Sentence – we haven’t formerly introduced.

Not long ago – recently.

Sentence – He committed suicide not long ago.

Preceding – come or go before somebody

Sentence – See the preceding chapter.

Prior to – before

Sentence – It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.

After a while – after some time has passed.

Sentence – After a while you get used to living alone.

As soon as – at the moment.

Sentence – I’ll be back as soon as I can.

Henceforth – from now on

Sentence – Henceforth I expect you to be punctual for meetings.

In turn – one after the other

Sentence – I gave my best friend a locket and in turn, she gave me a friendship

At the onset – the beginning often of something unpleasant

Sentence – He died 7 days after the onset of symptoms

Embark – to go onto a ship.

Sentence – Passengers with cargo must embark first.

Shortly – not long; soon

Sentence – She arrived shortly after us.

Soon after – at the instant

Sentence – Her father died soon after she was born.

Afterwards – at a later time

Sentence – His heart stopped beating and he died soon afterwards.

Here after – from now on

Sentence – I shall be careful hereafter.

Last of all – used for introducing final remark.

Sentence – Last of all, let me remind you that our next meeting will be on Christmas.

Occasionally – once in a while

Sentence – I meet my relatives occasionally.

Seldom – not often

Sentence – He that is angry is seldom at ease.