How to Use in advance in a Sentence
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Now, most big rock tours are planned about a year in advance.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
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Make these cheesecake bars up to two days in advance to save time.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
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That works fine if astronomers spot a threat decades in advance.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
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The point here is to create chaos in advance of the election.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
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The sender and receiver will agree on these code words in advance.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
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Have your closing costs and down payment ready to wire in advance.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
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Officials in those cities said they were not warned in advance.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
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Crop prices are set months in advance — which doesn't leave much wiggle room when fuel prices rise.
—Willa Rubin, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
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This dinner can be made in advance to feed your family for a whole week.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
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Sugar cookies need to be ordered at least one week in advance.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
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These can be made up to five days in advance and stored in an airtight container.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
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Three day passes are available and need to be ordered in advance.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
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Those must be ordered in advance; no tickets will be sold at the entrance.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
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Call about three days in advance so workers can come to your property and mark the lines.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
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Multi-month world cruises also sell out more than a year in advance.
—Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026
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The shuttle to the piazzetta helps with sight seeing; book one in advance.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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The work to ensure everyone stays safe starts months in advance.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
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Event listings should be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
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But the process can take over two months, so make sure to send them back well in advance of your departure date.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
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To make ahead, cook, peel, and refrigerate the whole eggs up to three days in advance.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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Vance went on to endorse the same theory in advance of the next midterm elections.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
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There is no full spa, but a teeny tiny sauna holds court in the gym, and massages can be arranged in advance.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
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Diners may now make a reservation to snag a table in advance.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
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The host said it’s taken her a while to address the divorce on air because shows are taped in advance.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
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Shoppers can register in advance or drop by if space is available.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
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Some theaters put Imax 70 mm tickets on sale a year in advance.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 July 2026
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Make the remoulade up to two days in advance and refrigerate.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
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Before arriving to the trailhead, look at the map in advance.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
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When those answers are not settled in advance, the incident waits.
—Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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Monthly free public tours, when available, must be reserved well in advance.
—Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
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