Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Even though the general election matchup is already set between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, there have been plenty of fireworks down the ballot ahead of presidential and congressional primaries in Maryland, West Virginia, and Nebraska on Tuesday.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Trump, the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee, is accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records with the intent to further other crimes ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 May 2024
The Hilltop, the student newspaper at Howard University, reported that crowds formed two hours ahead of the 6 p.m. start of the ceremony.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The streamer’s upcoming slate includes Levan Akin’s Crossing, which Mubi snatched up ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin film festival earlier this year, and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, another 2024 Cannes competition title.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The announcement was made ahead of Amazon’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 May 2024
The song — which will be available on June 7 ahead of its debut on the show — was written by nine-time Grammy nominee Rogét Chahayed, Wesley Singerman, Taylor Dexter and Nicole Cohen.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The announcement comes just days ahead of Dua Lipa’s upcoming double-duty stint as both host and musical guest of this weekend’s SNL.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
The prosecution played an audio recording of a conversation between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, which prosecutors likely want the jury to believe showed the pair discussing one of the hush money deals tied to Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 May 2024
Trump, the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee, is accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records with the intent to further other crimes ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 May 2024
The Hilltop, the student newspaper at Howard University, reported that crowds formed two hours ahead of the 6 p.m. start of the ceremony.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The streamer’s upcoming slate includes Levan Akin’s Crossing, which Mubi snatched up ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin film festival earlier this year, and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, another 2024 Cannes competition title.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The announcement was made ahead of Amazon’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 May 2024
The song — which will be available on June 7 ahead of its debut on the show — was written by nine-time Grammy nominee Rogét Chahayed, Wesley Singerman, Taylor Dexter and Nicole Cohen.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The announcement comes just days ahead of Dua Lipa’s upcoming double-duty stint as both host and musical guest of this weekend’s SNL.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2024
The prosecution played an audio recording of a conversation between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump, which prosecutors likely want the jury to believe showed the pair discussing one of the hush money deals tied to Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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