pre-gameadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌpriːˈɡeɪm//ˌpriːˈɡeɪm/mainly US mainly UK pre-match, /ˌpriːˈmætʃ//ˌpriːˈmætʃ/happening before a sports game:
a pre-game warmup
the Superbowl pre-game show
pre-game
adverb /ˌpriːˈɡeɪm//ˌpriːˈɡeɪm/
A few problems occurred pre-game.