shortly before (preposition) toward/towards: on the way to; near
Sinonime: against,
almost,
approaching, close to, coming up, contra, en route, facing,
for, fronting, headed for, in relation to, in the direction of, in the vicinity, just before,
moving, nearing,
nearly, not quite, on the road to, over against, pointing to,
proceeding, shortly before,
to,
via, vis-à-vis