ahead

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/əˈhɛd/

adv 5

Collocations

ADJ.

dead, far, future, happy, other, right, soon, straight

We need to plan ahead for the future and save money for retirement.

VERB + AHEAD

am, can't, game, get, go, going, got, keep

AHEAD + NOUN

company, world

The technology company is years ahead of the world in artificial intelligence development.

PREP.

in, until, with

We need to plan ahead with our budget so we don't run out of money.

ADV.

directly

We drove directly ahead on the highway without taking any of the side roads.

Definitions

adv

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

The island was directly ahead.

Just ahead you can see the cliffs.

So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.

He finished two laps ahead of me.

In all of his classes Jack was ahead.

In or for the future.

There may be tough times ahead.

You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.

To a later time.

Set the clock ahead an hour.

Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.

At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.

He paid his rent ahead.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — at or in the front

before

adverb — ahead of time

beforehand

adverb — in a forward direction

onward
onwards
forward
forwards
forrader

adverb — toward the future

forward

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

ahead of the curve

Changing before competitors.

ahead of the game

Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.

If you start work on the new assignment now, you'll be ahead of the game for when the teacher sets it officially.

ahead of one's time

In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be.

With his practice of dream interpretation by free association, Freud was both ahead of his time and behind his time.

full speed ahead

Maximum speed on a ship.

Then he gave it full speed ahead, and shot us into the inlet.

pull ahead

To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).

After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

Example Bank

The island was directly ahead.

Wiktionary

Just ahead you can see the cliffs.

Wiktionary

Keep going straight ahead.

Wiktionary

You can get ahead in the world.

Tatoeba · #15962

I hope you have a happy future ahead of you.

Tatoeba · #17053

Your ideas are ahead of the times.

Tatoeba · #17176

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