The men are beginning to awaken now, before the call.

He hadn't had much sleep and awakened a few minutes before dawn.

But when she'd awakened just before dawn, he was gone.

He'd again awakened before dawn despite having gone to sleep so late.

But the stirring of the company awakened him well before dawn.

He and Dominic must have awakened before her this morning.

That's why the men were awakened so long before the take-off time.

They all settled in and did not awaken until the hour before sunrise.

He awakened suddenly in the cool dim light just before the dawn.

Clearly, he had some reason for awakening Covenant before dawn like this.