先立って さきだって Meanings Expression prior to; before; in advance of (usu. as 〜に先立って) See also: 先立つ (さきだつ). Noun, Adverb the other day; some time ago; recently See also: 先だって (せんだって). Kanji 先 ahead. Read as さき. 立 stand. Read as たつ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists