ahead of schedule
idiom
1
: earlier than planned
We finished ahead of schedule.
2
: doing or finishing something earlier than planned
The builders came in ahead of schedule, and we are now able to move in.
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As political uncertainty and violence spread across the country, the Boluarte government announced its intention of calling for early elections in April 2024, two years ahead of schedule.
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Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
The train arrived in Berlin 10 minutes ahead of schedule the next morning, nearly 17 hours after leaving Stockholm.
—Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
So far this season, officials said New Mexico’s green chile harvest is more than 10 days ahead of schedule and experts are expecting between 55,000 and 60,000 tons of peppers to be harvested.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022
In addition, officials said the U.S. would receive an additional 150,000 vials of vaccine in September — a month ahead of schedule — and were working to get another 2.5 million vials worth of vaccine into actual vials.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
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Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
The train arrived in Berlin 10 minutes ahead of schedule the next morning, nearly 17 hours after leaving Stockholm.
—Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
So far this season, officials said New Mexico’s green chile harvest is more than 10 days ahead of schedule and experts are expecting between 55,000 and 60,000 tons of peppers to be harvested.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022
In addition, officials said the U.S. would receive an additional 150,000 vials of vaccine in September — a month ahead of schedule — and were working to get another 2.5 million vials worth of vaccine into actual vials.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
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“Ahead of schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of%20schedule. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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