The term 'precedes' is used to describe the action of coming before something else in time or order. The crossword solutions for this term are 'foregoes' (8 letters), 'antedates' (9 letters), 'gsbfr' (5 letters), 'LEADS' (5 letters), and 'goesbefore' (10 letters). All of these words refer to the concept of something happening before something else, with 'foregoes' meaning to give up something before it is due, 'antedates' meaning to occur before a specified date, 'gsbfr' being an acronym for 'goes before', 'LEADS' meaning to be in front of something, and 'goesbefore' meaning to come before something else.