early vs beforehand

early and beforehand both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
early	No	Yes	No	Yes
beforehand	No	Yes	No	Yes

early (adjective)	beforehand (adjective)
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time	being ahead of time or need
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
being or occurring at an early stage of development
belonging to the distant past
very young
expected in the near future

early (adverb)	beforehand (adverb)
before the usual time or the time expected	ahead of time; in anticipation
during an early stage
in good time