• preceding, previous, prior
• advance, anticipatory, preliminary, previous, prior
• accommodating, affable, complacent, complaisant, compliant, considerate, courteous, obliging, thoughtful, urbane
• night before, overnight
• beforehand, in advance, previously
• accommodatingly, courteously, obligingly, thoughtfully
• complacency, complaisance, compliance, consideration, courtesy, good nature, thoughtfulness, urbanity
• preliminary estimate, rough estimate