come before

US /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
UK /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
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1.

passer avant, précéder

to be more important than something else

:
Safety should always come before speed.
La sécurité doit toujours passer avant la vitesse.
His family will always come before his career.
Sa famille passera toujours avant sa carrière.
2.

venir avant, précéder

to happen or exist earlier than something else

:
The invention of the wheel came before written language.
L'invention de la roue est venue avant le langage écrit.
In the alphabet, 'B' comes before 'C'.
Dans l'alphabet, 'B' vient avant 'C'.