before vs downstream

before

adv
  • At an earlier time. 

  • In advance. 

  • At the front end. 

conj
  • Rather or sooner than. 

  • In advance of the time when. 

prep
  • In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items. 

  • In store for, in the future of (someone). 

  • At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking. 

  • Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). 

  • In the presence of. 

  • In front of in space. 

  • Earlier than (in time). 

downstream

verb
  • To stream downward. 

adj
  • Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid. 

  • In the direction from the server to the client. 

  • Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule. 

  • Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. 

adv
  • Following the path of a river or stream 

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