ahead of

English

Preposition

ahead of

  1. In front of.
    A hill loomed ahead of them.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Fielding
      The island bore but a little ahead of us.
  2. Preceding.
    He's giving a series of concerts in London ahead of his international tour.
  3. In the future of.
    You have a long trip ahead of you.
    Peter has a lot of work ahead of him.
  4. In advance of.
    I arrived at the suite half an hour ahead of Jack.
  5. Having made more progress than.
    He is far ahead of his class in math.
    • 2012 August 21, Pilkington, Ed, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian‎:
      The Reggie Clemons case has been a cause of legal dispute for the past two decades. Prosecutors alleged that he and his co-defendants brutally cut short the lives of Julie and Robin Kerry, sisters who had just started college and had their whole adult lives ahead of them.

Derived terms

Translations
in front of — See also translations at in front of
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