ahead

1. 1.At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

   • Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
   • The island was directly ahead.

2. 2.So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.

   • He finished two laps ahead of me.
   • In all of his classes Jack was ahead.

3. 3.In or for the future.

   • There may be tough times ahead.
   • You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.

4. 4.To a later time.

   • Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.
   • When we saw that wasn't working in 1976, we moved the deadline ahead to 1978.
   • Set the clock ahead an hour.

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