immediately prior

Frasers said on Monday that it had only been made aware of the plan to raise funds “immediately prior to its announcement”.

It is not clear what happened immediately prior to the shooting.

No rain fell immediately prior to the slide, which destroyed 17 homes and seriously damaged 11 others.

Back-to-back sixth places finishes in Serie A going into this campaign were no more than satisfactory compared to seventh, fifth and sixth place finishes immediately prior to Mourinho's reign.

These seizures lasted less than 60 seconds and occurred within 30 minutes immediately prior to each child's death, say the study authors.