best before
Used on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its…Used on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its best quality.
» You'd best be home before midnight.
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2 sensesUsed on product labeling to indicate the date up to which a perishable item is at its best quality.
Best before 11/04/2027
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, before.
Examples
7 sentencesYou'd best be home before midnight.
The best before date is 3 days past, but it's probably good, right?
deDas Verfallsdatum war vor drei Tagen, aber es wird schon noch in Ordnung sein, oder? — krtz
Dressing that kind of dress had never made you look this best before.
Is yogurt okay to eat if it's one month past the 'best before' date?
Best before: see lid.
deMindestens haltbar bis ... siehe Eindruck im Deckel. — Esperantostern