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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Other company leaders voiced their concerns about the threat of tariffs ahead of Saturday’s order. —

Kristian Burt, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025 He’s already been in Arizona, working out with the club’s staff and applying new biometric data to specialize his training ahead of his first season in the majors. —

Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025 The minister says the scholar had a bright future ahead of her. —

Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 Yeah, that’s not really big news, but Chase reiterated his dislike for the Chiefs ahead of Sunday’s Pro Bowl. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ahead of