ahead of

preposition

: in front or advance of

: in excess of

Examples of ahead of in a Sentence

She got ahead of me. They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us. We have some hard work ahead of us. The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates. The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition. They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.

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But his instincts are relational, ahead of anything else. —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 But to this point, Flagg, who just turned 18 on Dec. 21, is ahead of everyone’s pace by a significant margin following his monster 42-point outing against Notre Dame last weekend. —

Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Tech CEOs, Supreme Court Justices, senators, House members, Trump Cabinet picks and Trump family members rubbed shoulders and chatted ahead of the lunch. —

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025 Both Ukraine and Russia are pushing to make gains on the battlefield ahead of potential peace talks which could be brokered when President-elect Donald Trump enters office on Monday. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ahead of