I'm trying to phrase something like this:
...an event that occurred immediately before his injury
However, immediately isn't the word I want. I looking for something something that implies that it was a little more in the past than immediately, but not too far. If I weren't already referencing a past event I'd say something like
...an event that occurred recently.
But,
...an event that occurred recently before his injury.
doesn't sound correct to me.
What's the word I'm looking for?
