get ahead

Example Sentences

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Kicking off the race among tech giants to get ahead of this shift, OpenAI released its Instant Checkout feature last fall, which lets users buy stuff directly through its chatbot ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While InPost has some issues to resolve, it is a highly attractive takeover target for someone looking to get ahead in the European parcel-delivery market,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recent history warns against getting ahead of ourselves, but he and Joe Root have built a position at 211-3 on a flat pitch from which good teams would control the game.

From BBC

There is good reason, therefore, why their fans are cautious about getting ahead of themselves and celebrating too early.

From BBC

“Some people try to get ahead of that.”

From MarketWatch