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- [əˈhed]adv1) in front of sb in the direction in front of youThere's a motel just a few miles ahead.[/ex]She walked ahead of him along the corridor.[/ex]Instead of turning left, he drove straight ahead towards the river.[/ex]2) in the future used for saying what will happen in the futureWhere will the money come from in the years ahead?[/ex]Looking ahead to next summer, where would you like to go?[/ex]We have a busy day ahead of us.[/ex]See:lie I3) before sb leaving or arriving before someone elseYou go on ahead and tell them we're coming.[/ex]David finished ahead of me in last year's race.[/ex]4) achieving more success or making more progress than someone elseThe Russians were now ahead of the US in space research.[/ex]If you want to get ahead in politics (= become more successful), you have to look confident.[/ex]5) referring to the time in different places if one place is ahead of another, the clocks there show a later timeMoscow is three hours ahead of London.[/ex]•ahead of your/its time — very advanced or modern[/ex]As a writer, Sterne was ahead of his time.[/ex]ahead of time/schedule — at an earlier time than was planned[/ex]See:go ahead
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.