Sentence examples for finished before from inspiring English sources

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"finished before" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that has been completed prior to a certain point in time. For example, "The project had to be finished before the end of the month."

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Play the video, and make sure the music video's into has finished, before pressing "Record".

WikiHow

If you are a school kid, pack your bag (with all your homework finished) before leaving.

WikiHow

He looks finished before he has started.

The Guardian

Virginia's regulations will not be finished before McAuliffe leaves office.

Yale University

Hmmm, you finished before you got to the end.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Today, accounting disputes are finished before they start.

The New York Times

It'll all be finished before the new day's begun".

The New Yorker

"Let It Bleed" was finished before Altamont, not after.

The New York Times

"Luckily, we finished before they went to bed".

The New York Times

"It was finished before I could finish my article".

The New York Times - Sports

The summit president, Justin Trudeau, had finished before he arrived.

The Guardian

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