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

The team’s social media department was preparing the stream in advance and accidentally published the link. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Teams and media outlets usually prepare for all such scenarios in advance. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Even conflicts with no direct bearing on her shipping lanes, like the US-Iran current war, ripple through global freight capacity and pricing in ways her longtime freight forwarder has learned to warn her about in advance. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The Matt Damon-starring epic opened to $264 million worldwide and continues to sell out screenings months in advance. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for in advance

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