ahead
adjective
- proceding faster than designated schedule
- n or into a leading position in a race or competition
adverb
- in front of, in the direction of motion
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əˈhɛd/
adv
Etymology: From a- + head. Perhaps originally a nautical term, beyond the head (of a ship), then drifting into more general English usage where it is used to describe something as being in front of.
- At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
“The island was directly ahead.”
“Just ahead you can see the cliffs.”
- 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.”
- In or for the future.
“There may be tough times ahead.”
“You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.”
- To a later time.
“Set the clock ahead an hour.”
“Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.”
- At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.
“He paid his rent ahead.”
- To an earlier time.
“Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 21st to the 20th.”
“[…] committees in Congress hae a March 15 deadline for reporting their "views and estimates" to the budget committees. The Senate Republican leadership, eager to get a jump on the annual budget process, moved the deadline ahead to March 1 for Senate committees.”