How to Use in advance in a Sentence

in advance

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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
  • That works fine if astronomers spot a threat decades in advance.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sugar cookies need to be ordered at least one week in advance.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
  • These can be made up to five days in advance and stored in an airtight container.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • Three day passes are available and need to be ordered in advance.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those must be ordered in advance; no tickets will be sold at the entrance.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • 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
  • Event listings should be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
  • 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
  • To make ahead, cook, peel, and refrigerate the whole eggs up to three days in advance.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • 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
  • Diners may now make a reservation to snag a table in advance.
    Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • 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
  • Shoppers can register in advance or drop by if space is available.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • Some theaters put Imax 70 mm tickets on sale a year in advance.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Monthly free public tours, when available, must be reserved well in advance.
    Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • The question is how much future success the public market will be asked to pay for in advance.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Decide in advance which decisions deserve a pause and which can be made on instinct.
    Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • How ballots will be received, what machines to use, even what the envelopes look like have been planned months in advance.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Booking award travel further in advance tends to give you more access to cheaper awards.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • Swift’s clothes have not always offered a clue that anyone could reasonably solve in advance.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Large churches schedule over 70% of their messages in advance.
    Vijesh Mehta, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Wong said Beijing had informed her government in advance of the launch.
    ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Air base visits are typically known in advance, rather than last minute, like this visit.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Some even rank eclipses in advance according to how long totality lasts.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the summer season, the park's log cabins make for a fun overnight option and can be reserved up to a year in advance.
    Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The real deals are locked in over late-night dinners, back-channel texts and quiet handshakes months in advance.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The traveler also can’t pick a seat in advance without paying a fee and no changes are allowed.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The states succeeded in convincing a judge to freeze the merger in advance of a trial.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Look for patterns and situations where your child is most likely to whine, and discuss them in advance.
    Debby Waldman, Parents, 3 Aug. 2026

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