Before the present
see b.p (def 4).
bachelor of pharmacy.
bachelor of philosophy.
finance. basis point.
archaeology. before the present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950:
between 2 and 3 million years b.p.; human groups living in cities by 5000 b.p.
commerce. bills payable.
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- Before present
see b.p (def 4). bachelor of pharmacy. bachelor of philosophy. finance. basis point. archaeology. before the present: (in radiocarbon dating) in a specified amount of time or at a specified point in time before a.d. 1950: between 2 and 3 million years b.p.; human groups living in cities by 5000 b.p. commerce. bills payable.
- Before the wind
driven ahead, hurried, as in the bikers are moving before the wind, so it’s hard to tell who will come in first. the literal meaning of this term is nautical, referring to a ship sailing in the same direction as the wind and being propelled forward. its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s.
- Before you can say jack robinson
also, quicker than you can say jack robinson. almost immediately, very soon, as in i’ll finish this book before you can say jack robinson. this expression originated in the 1700s, but the ident-ty of jack robinson has been lost. grose’s cl-ssical dictionary (1785) said he was a man who paid such brief visits to acquaintances […]
- Before-hand
in antic-p-tion; in advance; ahead of time: we should have made reservations beforehand. i hope to be beforehand with my report. historical examples i didn’t mean to let any one see it before-hand, but you are a dear old thing, and you shall. the green satin gown laura e. richards he shows all to forster […]
- Beforementioned
adjective already or previously mentioned; aforementioned historical examples the slaves are taken, as beforementioned, from cotton and tobacco, and are furnished by the southern states. the american quarterly review, no. 17, march 1831 various their sea voyage terminated as beforementioned, on the 8th of august, by their actually entering that river. the mirror of literature, […]