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A short time ago; refers to a point in the recent past, usually only a few minutes or hours ago.
Ich habe ihn vorhin beim Bäcker getroffen, er müsste gleich hier sein.
I saw him earlier at the bakery; he should be here any minute.
As an adverb, 'vorhin' (earlier) can stand at the beginning of the sentence (position 1), which forces the verb into position 2. Just as often, however, it also appears inside the sentence after the conjugated verb.
Vorhin hat mich deine Schwester angerufen.
Your sister called me earlier.
'Vorhin' (earlier) describes a point in time that was only a short while ago, usually within the same hour or on the same day. It is very commonly used in spoken language.
Ich habe vorhin eine interessante Doku gesehen, sie lief vor etwa einer Stunde.
I watched an interesting documentary earlier; it was on about an hour ago.
The word is made up of 'vor' and 'hin'. 'Vor' points to the past, and the combination describes a point in time shortly before the present moment.
Was hast du vorhin in der Küche gemacht? Es roch so gut.
What were you doing in the kitchen earlier? It smelled so good.
right now / straight
Gerade can refer to an action happening at the present moment or immediately before it; the exact timing depends on the sentence. Vorhin always refers to the past and can also mean a point somewhat further back within the last few minutes or hours.
Ich habe das Fahrrad vorhin im Hof repariert.
I fixed the bicycle in the yard earlier.
Ich repariere gerade das Fahrrad im Hof.
I'm fixing the bicycle in the yard right now.
