pull ahead

phrasal verb

pulled ahead; pulling ahead; pulls ahead

: to take the lead in a race, competition, contest, etc.

The two runners were side by side until one pulled ahead.

—often + of

He has pulled ahead of the other candidates in the election polls.

Examples of pull ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Often neck and neck with Shawsheen throughout the day, Raiders head coach Jaime Durkin said that Saturday was Central Catholic’s time to pull ahead. —Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2026

The Rigid colorway was quietly pulled ahead of its launch with no official reason given, and now there are reports that some of the pairs were affected by quality issues. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026

Cincinnati won a largely back-and-forth game against Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, pulling ahead in the second half to beat the Jayhawks 84-68. —Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026

The Heat started fast, opening the game on an 18-7 run and eventually pulling ahead by 15 points early in the second quarter. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for pull ahead

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