GOT AHEAD Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

got ahead

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past tense of get ahead

as in succeeded

to reach a desired level of accomplishment a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world

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Recent Examples of got ahead Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026 The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season. — CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Crow-Armstrong got ahead 2-1 in the count against lefty Hagen Smith and lined a slider over the right-field wall for the walk-off home run. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Kinley got ahead of McMahon, but the Yankees’ third baseman lifted a deep fly ball to right for the game-winner. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner. — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got ahead

Phrase

Blair Kerkhoff’s weekly report cards from The Kansas City Star tell the story of how the Chiefs got there.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Giving Fincher a chance to dabble in TV and animation are other areas that a place like Apple or Amazon may have been willing to throw a lot of money at, but Netflix got there first.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of got there

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Only one of Utah’s shots inside the penalty area made it on target.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
But the council member nevertheless made it into the general election against Bass, and dominated their second debate, hosted in August by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of made it

Phrase

Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Another Spanish-language filmmaker, Chile’s Pablo Larraín, has arguably already made the grade.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026