How to Use in advance in a Sentence

in advance

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  • To make ahead, cook, peel, and refrigerate the whole eggs up to three days in advance.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Monthly free public tours, when available, must be reserved well in advance.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Booking award travel further in advance tends to give you more access to cheaper awards.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • An agent is only as capable as the services it's connected to in advance.
    — Christian Pickett, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Please send calendar items at least two weeks in advance to ensure a better chance of print publication.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • This $45 increase may have been cost-prohibitive as badges weren’t selling out as far in advance.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The yolk filling can be prepared one day in advance and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • For best results, prepare 1 to 2 days in advance and refrigerate.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Hearing the volume, seeing the lights and getting a sense of crowd energy in advance helps avoid sensory shock in the moment.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • Buying tickets months in advance gives you flexibility and lower prices.
    — Joshua Sherrard, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes people simply fail to show up for plans made in advance, without a word of apology or explanation, ever.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Those consumers are the ones who are far more likely to make plans a few months in advance for the group stage, but not a few days in advance for the single-elimination contests.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Lisa Larson, a broker at Sotheby’s and a board member at her own co-op, says doing a little board recon in advance can help.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 July 2026
  • Like highway agencies, transit operators often plan years in advance.
    — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 28 June 2026
  • Davis said events of that scale require planning months — sometimes a year — in advance, with contingencies built into nearly every scenario.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • By addressing these questions in advance, investors can better align vehicles with their broader portfolio goals.
    — Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That was when the matchups had been known months in advance and tickets were relatively affordable, even if prices set records compared to prior World Cups.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
  • Leaders were required to forecast demand months or years in advance, raise capital to build massive facilities and hope the market would absorb the capacity.
    — Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • When the suppliers keep selling out years in advance, when a government treats their output as strategic, and when the largest buyer takes most of the supply and asks for more, the constraint is real and the trade underneath it is not paper.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Run Practice Sessions With Mock Crises Crisis tends to strike at the least opportune time, so being prepared and practiced well in advance is the key.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • ShinWon will then identify in advance the exact sourcing regions of raw materials and the manufacturing facilities where fabrics will be produced.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
  • According to reporting by Taggespiegel, a series of posts had been prepared in advance of the Germany game by Merz’s communications team, with the wrong one ultimately being published.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Operators spend hours responding to VIP guests, managing large parties, handling special requests, and coordinating bookings weeks or months in advance.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • What passengers should know Advocates say visually impaired travelers can request assistance in advance, but gaps in communication and staffing still exist, particularly during delays or cancellations.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Watches are typically issued hours in advance by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center and cover large areas, often including multiple counties or states.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Climate risks Under Senate Bill 4006, insurers generally must send out cancelation and nonrenewal notices 60 days in advance — double what was previously required.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In the aftermath of Prime Day and in advance of the Fourth of July, Amazon is practically giving away unbelievably comfortable and supportive summer footwear from brands like Adidas, Under Armour, Crocs, and more.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026

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