ahead

ahead
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adv. before, in advance (of); leading, winning. See priority, superiority, front.Ant., behind.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Going forward]
Syn. advancing, progressing, onward, leading; see forward 1 .
2. [To the fore]
Syn. before, earlier than, in advance, ahead of, advanced, preceding, precedent, antecedent, foremost, leading, in the lead, at the head of, in the foreground, in lee of, to the fore, in the van, first, in front of, a jump ahead of, in the front line, winning, victorious, before one's path, in the direct line of one's course, triumphant, preliminary.
Ant. behind, back*, toward the end.
• get ahead,
Syn. advance, prosper, progress; see succeed 1 .
• get ahead of,
Syn. outdo, excel, subordinate; see surpass .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
in front, foremost, before, forward, advanced, leading, fronting, preceding, outdistancing.
ANT.: behind, rearward, back
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adverb Before the expected time: beforehand, betimes, early. Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare. See TIME.

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