The phrase "before embarking" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: Before embarking on this journey, I made sure to properly plan my route.
The timorous might think twice before embarking.
Wagner wrote the entire libretto before embarking on the music.
Before embarking, I had one more detail to attend to.
Fly to Ontario with Air Canada rouge before embarking on a trip of a lifetime.
Still, Timberlake required a bit of convincing before embarking on this project.
NASA will spend the first weeks checking out Curiosity before embarking on the first drive.
I just happen to be 13," he said before embarking on his adventure.
Fly to Ontario with Air Canada rouge before embarking on the trip of a lifetime!
The players will be home for the weekend before embarking for the big shootout in Alaska.
Local governments in Arizona now consult experts at Goldwater before embarking on financing schemes.
"Well... ...... begins Amos with a smile, before embarking on a typically mazy but thoughtful answer.
