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ad. At or to the front or head.

ad. In advance; before: Pay ahead, and you'll receive a discount.

ad. In or into the future; for the future: planned ahead.

ad. In an advanced position or a configuration registering the future: Set the clock ahead.

ad. At or to a different time; earlier or later: moved the appointment ahead, from Tuesday to Monday.

ad. In a forward direction; onward: The train moved ahead slowly.

ad. In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use: You won't hear anything unless you roll the tape ahead.

ad. In or into a more advantageous position: wanted to get ahead in life.

idiom. be ahead To be winning or in a superior position: The home team was ahead in the second period. Your company is ahead in developing the new technology.

ad. In or to the front; in advance; onward.

ad. Having progressed more.

ad. In the direction one is facing or moving.

ad. in the future, preceding

ad. In or to the front; in advance; onward.

ad. Headlong; without restraint.

In or to the front; in advance; before: as, they walked ahead of us all the way: in nautical language, opposed to astern: as, to lie ahead.

Forward; onward; with unrestrained motion or action: as, go ahead (= go on; proceed; push forward or onward; carry out your task or purpose: an idiomatic phrase said to have originated in the United States, and sometimes converted into an adjective: as, a go-ahead person); he pushed ahead with his plans.

To move ahead, as in coming to anchor after the sails are furled.

ad. at or in the front

ad. toward the future; forward in time

ad. leading or ahead in a competition

ad. to a more advanced or advantageous position

ad. in a forward direction

adj. having the leading position or higher score in a contest

ad. ahead of time; in anticipation

ad. to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)

"Donald Tusk is set to lay out his administration's budget plans and other policies for the term ahead in his address Friday, and investors will be watching closely to see how much he intends to consolidate state finances."

up   

backward   

to forge ahead    to get ahead    to run ahead of one's reckoning   

ahead of one's time   

onward    headlong    before    on    forward    forth    forthright   

Ed    Fed    Fred    Freda    Ged    Head    Jed    Med    Ned    Read   

approximately    sonogram    one-stop    well-greased    animile    5pm    asleep    ashore    matey    passel