I came to the old house the night before the first meeting.

And just exactly how many minutes did he have before the meeting.

Would he be back in time to see her before tonight's meeting?

Let a short period of time go by, if possible, before your second meeting.

It might not have even been him on the phone the day before the meeting.

"Because of something I learned only just before the meeting."

I didn't feel any better than I'd felt before the meeting.

But they were all due to return at least a week or so before the meeting.

"Is there any other business to come before the meeting?"

The answer, it turned out, was the day before the meeting.