先に (さきに): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

先に (さきに) means before / earlier / ahead.

See example sentences below.

先に at a glance

先に

さきにsakini

N1adv

before / earlier / ahead

先にさきにsakiniN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

before / earlier / ahead

Example 1

会議は先に始まりました。

Translation

The meeting started earlier.

Example 2

先に行って待っています。

Translation

I'll go ahead and wait.