ahead of

preposition

In front of.

“A hill loomed ahead of them.”

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Meanings

preposition
  1. In front of.

    A hill loomed ahead of them.

    1 more example

    The island bore but little a-head of us.

    1754, Henry Fielding, The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
  2. Preceding.

    He's giving a series of concerts in London ahead of his international tour.

  3. In the future of.

    You have a long trip ahead of you.

    1 more example

    Peter has a lot of work ahead of him.

  4. In advance of.

    I arrived at the suite half an hour ahead of Jack.

  5. Having made more progress than.

    He is far ahead of his class in math.

    1 more example

    The Reggie Clemons case has been a cause of legal dispute for the past two decades. Prosecutors alleged that he and his co-defendants brutally cut short the lives of Julie and Robin Kerry, sisters who had just started college and had their whole adult lives ahead of them.

    2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beforein front of

Translations

Finnish edessä, ennen
  • edessäin front of — see also in front of
  • ennenpreceding
  • edessäin the future of
  • ennenin advance of
  • edelläin advance of
Norwegian Bokmål foran, i forkant av
  • foranpreceding
  • i forkant avpreceding
  • foranin the future of
  • foranin advance of
  • fremforin advance of
Cite this entry
APA

ahead of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahead%20of

MLA

“ahead of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahead%20of. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ahead of,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ahead%20of.

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