ちょくぜん
直前
just before; just prior to
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Adverb
just before•just prior to
Noun, Adverb
right in front of•just in front of
Example Sentences
試合の直前にはいつもあがっています。
I always get nervous just before a match.
舞が家出を敢行する、直前のことだろう。
That was probably just before Mai took the drastic step of leaving home.
私が電話したとき、ボブは出かける直前だった。
Bob was on the point of leaving when I rang him up.
戦争の直前、日本がフランスと同盟を結びました。
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
その記者は新聞が印刷される直前に記事を送った。
The reporter filed his story just before the paper went to press.