in advance

phrase

1

: to, toward, or in a place or position ahead

sent scouts out in advance

2

: before a deadline or an anticipated event

made reservations in advance

Examples of in advance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chan also felt Wong acted on his beliefs, though sometimes without telling others in advance. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Non-members $10 (see the website for in advance online payment; cash-only at the door). — Holly Andres, Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026

The good news is that this exploit has yet to be spotted in any publicly available apps, with Bitdefender identifying the issue in advance. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

The use of digital manufacturing tools enables the team to evaluate different production scenarios and identify potential constraints in advance. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for in advance

• circumstance
• esperance
• exceedance
• happenstance
• refinance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance