ahead

[uh-hed] / əˈhɛd /

ADVERB

in front or advance of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced along before earlier forward

STRONG

beforehand forwards onward onwards

WEAK

advancing ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing to the fore

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

Example Sentences

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The US-born athlete, who switched allegiance to China in 2019, said it felt special to win her fifth Olympic medal just ahead of the Lunar New Year in China.

From Barron's

"I don't think they want the consequences of not making a deal," he told reporters aboard Air Force One ahead of the talks.

From Barron's

“The promise of AI is all ahead of us.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Directors of companies registered in Delaware, as UnitedHealth is, have a “duty of loyalty”—an obligation to put the company’s interests ahead of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group requested its proposal be included in Goldman’s proxy statement that will be circulated to shareholders ahead of the firm’s annual shareholder meeting this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal

ahead

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