immediately precede

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

Used to describe sequence of events.

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Examples (20)

  • The warm-up exercises should immediately precede the main workout.
  • In the moments which immediately preceded the earthquake, an eerie silence fell.
  • In a formal speech, the conclusion must immediately precede the closing remarks.
  • A brief musical interlude will immediately precede the main act.
  • Her promotion will immediately precede a major restructuring of the department.
  • The final warning shots immediately preceded the full-scale invasion.
  • The warning signs had immediately preceded the system failure.
  • Her resignation was immediately preceded by a public scandal.
  • A period of intense study often immediately precedes important examinations.
  • Please ensure that your application form immediately precedes your resume in the submission packet.
  • The police arrived immediately after the alarm, but the burglars had preceded their arrival.
  • The dramatic market crash was immediately preceded by a period of irrational exuberance.
  • The chairman's resignation was an event that immediately preceded the company's financial crisis.
  • The referee's whistle will immediately precede the start of the match.
  • Please ensure that the introduction immediately precedes the main body of the report.
  • In many cultures, a period of fasting will immediately precede a major religious festival.
  • The current economic boom did not immediately precede a period of recession.
  • His acceptance speech was immediately preceded by a thunderous round of applause.
  • A brief silence should immediately precede the start of the ceremony.
  • The teacher asked that the solution immediately precede the problem in the homework.