How to Use ahead in a Sentence

ahead

adverb or adjective

• As the Chiefs showed last year, the Ravens are a team that needs to play from ahead.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
• Moments after that, Holiday fouled Trae Young near halfcourt with the Celtics ahead by two points.
  — Jay King, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
• For the Broncos, the playoff loss served as a reminder of the work still ahead, despite a season that exceeded expectations.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
• An interesting indie year lies ahead… Adele has always been that rarest breed of British superstar: the one who hasn’t had any sort of backlash against them.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 22 Dec. 2022
• This means that workers who want to leave their jobs for another working environment or earning opportunity are now able to forge ahead, without fear of legal action from their former employers.
  — Ariella Steinhorn, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
• My agent at the time was like, yeah, go ahead, play the game.
  — Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
• Of course, there are so many more styles to fall in love with, and all of the best ones are ahead.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2023
• The Parisian hit goes ahead, though not as planned, and the killer embarks on a fresh quest.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
• Then, go ahead and add the Pencils Up Kit to your cart.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
• So go ahead and vote now at tlwbavote.com and see if your favorite makes it to the top of the list.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024
• Little has changed when the film skips ahead a few years.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
• The Run-Up spoke with Jones about his campaign, and the challenges ahead.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
• Plan your visit based on the bagel of the day, and order ahead via the website.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• Go ahead and give in to the inner grump this Valentine’s Day.
  — Allison Hope, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
• So go ahead and grab a big bag of chips, a 57-layer cheese dip, and a cold drink.
  — WIRED, 11 Feb. 2023
• In the meantime, read ahead for 15 of the best films streaming on HBO Max this month.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 2 Feb. 2023
• Despite the bomb threat at the Louisville event, the drag queen story time went ahead as planned.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• Go ahead and throw those seven- and five-day forecasts out the window.
  — Troy Smith, Axios, 12 July 2024
• The results are worth it but plan far ahead for this dish as there is a lot of rest time.
  — Marian Cooper Cairns, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• Saltonstall, always a few leaps and bounds ahead, spots the Old Ranch—or part of it.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
• But first, check out more of our favorite under-$25 finds ahead.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2023
• Menus and meal prep guides for the week ahead — every Thursday for 12 weeks.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• The housing project has moved ahead in spite of the lawsuit, Jackson said.
  — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
• The people sitting in their cars saw black smoke ahead.
  — Claire Galofaro and Matt Sedensky, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
• Still, there are challenges ahead for the stock market.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
• Vest induced a groundout to strand the runners and keep the Tigers ahead by three runs.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
• The new songs are just a taste of what is ahead on Lambert’s Postcards From Texas.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 July 2024
• Instead of trying to forge ahead on the ground, Payton put the ball in Nix’s hands.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2024
• Go ahead, take the guesswork out of what to write and let this robust list be your guide.
  — Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
• The forgettable frame came on the heels of some sloppy play by the Guardians in the top half of the fourth, which helped the Red Sox go ahead, 2-1.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2025