in front
idiom
1
: in a forward position : in an area at the front of something (such as a car, airplane, theater, etc.)
We took turns sitting in front.
2
: in the leading position in a race or competition
She's still in front, but the other runners are catching up to her.
—often used after outShe's still out in front.
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Surveillance video made public shows the attack unfolding in front of others.
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The motion goes on to list what prosecutors allege were things outside her role as a judge, including interrupting an unrelated case in her courtroom and going into a fellow judge's courtroom and telling federal officers to leave the hallway in front of her court.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
After getting engaged in 2012, the couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony in their backyard in Bel Air, Calif., in front of 70 guests on Aug. 5, 2015.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 29 July 2025
This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
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Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The motion goes on to list what prosecutors allege were things outside her role as a judge, including interrupting an unrelated case in her courtroom and going into a fellow judge's courtroom and telling federal officers to leave the hallway in front of her court.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
After getting engaged in 2012, the couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony in their backyard in Bel Air, Calif., in front of 70 guests on Aug. 5, 2015.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 29 July 2025
This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
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“In front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20front. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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