go before
exist or happen in an earlier time 存在或發生於早一些的時間
The present crisis is more than any that have gone before. 目前的危機比以前發生過的都嚴重. go before sb/sth be presented to sb/sth for discussion, decision or judgement 送交某人[某部門]討論、 決定或裁斷
My application goes before the planning committee next week. 我的申請下星期提交計畫委員會審批.