ahead

Adjective Satellite

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest
  • "he is ahead by a pawn"

Adverb

• In or toward a forward direction; in the lead.
• at or in the front
  • "I see the lights of a town ahead"
  • "the road ahead is foggy"
  • "staring straight ahead"
• toward the future; forward in time
  • "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"
• in a forward direction
  • "go ahead"
  • "the train moved ahead slowly"
  • "the boat lurched ahead"
• ahead of time; in anticipation
  • "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"
  • "We like to plan ahead"
• to a more advanced or advantageous position
  • "a young man sure to get ahead"
  • "pushing talented students ahead"
• to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
  • "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"
  • "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"
• leading or ahead in a competition
  • "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"
  • "ahead by two pawns"

Adv

• At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
• So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.
• In or for the future.
• To a later time.
• At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.
• To an earlier time.

Examples

• He finished two laps ahead of me.
• He paid his rent ahead.
• In all of his classes Jack was ahead.
• Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
• Keep going straight ahead.
• Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.
• Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 21st to the 20th.
• Set the clock ahead an hour.
• The island was directly ahead.
• There may be tough times ahead.
• With that bingo, she pulled AHEAD by fifty points in our Words with Friends game.
• You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.

Synonyms

before, beforehand, forrader, forward, forwards, in advance, in front, in the lead, leading, onward, onwards, out front

Antonyms

back, backward, astern, behind

Related Words

ahead of