Another way to say "before" or "in advance"
I am writing a (computer science) paper and want to express the sentence "A acquires the lock before B acquires it." in a more complex way.
Can I say:
"A acquires the lock antecedent to B."
or can I use "precedently" or "precedingly"? I found these words on Google but I couldn't find example sentences of how to use these words.
"A acquires the lock prior to B."