The phrase "a previous success" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a success that occurred before the current context or situation being discussed.
Example: "The team built on a previous success to launch their new product, which has already received positive feedback."
Alternatives: "an earlier achievement" or "a past success".
Another retooling of a previous success – in this case Timberlake's My Love – but this actually surpasses the more celebrated track.
Belarus Free Theatre had a previous success with Being Harold Pinter, a smart collage of the English playwright's life and writing, and the Nobel-winning dramatist seems to have a continuing influence on the outfit.
The concern on trends is that every winner of this race since it became a Group One has had a previous success at the highest level in the book already.
People who are famous within the Valley but wouldn't be noticed anywhere else in the world, even if they were spray-painted fluorescent yellow, create copycat start-ups, with only slight modifications on a previous success — a diminutive variation of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Or acknowledged a previous success?
Most studies suggest a brief uplift in results will be followed by a reversion to previous success rates for struggling teams.
Michael Laudrup's side played with great organisation and commitment and there were jubilant scenes for a club whose previous success in knockout competitions amounts to two FA Cup semi-finals.
The IBM culture was "characterized by an inward focus, extensive procedures for resolving issues through consensus and 'push back,' an arrogance bred by previous success, and a sense of entitlement on the part of some employees that guaranteed jobs without a quid pro quo.
Cast as Marilyn Monroe's estranged husband, it was not a role to equal his previous success, but marked a phase in his career when he became steadily busier, if often undervalued.
He is a defense-first coach with a track record in developing young talent and previous success as a head man, but he was regularly chided for his substitution patterns and unimaginative offense during his tenure in Oklahoma City.
The company was founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs who had previous success with a company called KnowledgeBase, which had been acquired by enterprise CRM vendor Talisma Corporation.
