No. 448 in Turkish
öncesinde
"Beforehand" or "prior to that."
In a sentence
Toplantı öncesinde hazırlıklarımızı tamamladık.
We completed our preparations before the meeting.
Used as a preposition to indicate 'before' with respect to time.
Uçağa binmeden önce kontrol listesini öncesinde gözden geçirdim.
Before boarding the plane, I reviewed the checklist beforehand.
Functions as a temporal adverb meaning 'beforehand' or 'before doing something in advance.'
Sınav öncesinde ders çalışmayı ihmal etmeyin.
Do not neglect studying before the exam.
Similar to the first example, 'öncesinde' as a time marker prior to an event.
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