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Existing, happening in or relating to a time in the past

past

adjective

happening or existing in the period of time that has just finished

ago

adverb

used for saying how much time has passed since something happened

previously

adverb

before the present time, or before the time you are discussing

already

adverb

used for saying that something has happened before now or before another point in time

once

adverb, conjunction, noun

used for saying that something happened at some time in the past

not any more

adverb, determiner, pronoun

used for saying that something which used to happen in the past does not happen now

at one time

in the past, but not now

one day

on a day in the past

once upon a time

used for talking about a situation that existed in the past but no longer exists, especially when it was better than the situation now

past

adjective

happening or existing at any earlier time

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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