Beforemath

Origin

From before + math("a mowing"), by analogy with aftermath.

Full definition of beforemath

Noun

1. What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
• 1984, David Langford, The Leaky Establishment, Cosmos Books (2003), ISBN 1592241255, page 46:In the dismal beforemath of Tuesday morning's NPIWP meeting — the concentrated essence of dentists' waiting rooms, with a tinge of what condemned men might have felt before the drop — Tappen was brooding on deadlines.

Synonyms

• foremath

Related terms

• aftermath