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    [Adverb or adjective]  | "ahead" | \ ə-ˈhed \


    1: in a forward direction or position : forward

    2: in front

    3: in, into, or for the future

    Origin: 1568 ;

    [Preposition]  | "ahead of" 


    1: in front or advance of

    2: in excess of

    Origin: 1613 ;

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of one's/its time" 


    1: too advanced or modern to be understood or appreciated during the time when one lives or works

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of one's time" 


    1: too advanced or modern to be understood or appreciated

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of schedule" 


    1: earlier than planned

    2: doing or finishing something earlier than planned

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of the curve" 


    1: faster about doing something than other people, companies, etc.

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of the game" 


    1: in a position or situation in which one is likely to succeed, win, etc.

    [Idiom]  | "ahead of time" 


    1: at an earlier or previous time : in advance : beforehand

    [Adjective]  | "go-ahead" | \ ˈgō-ə-ˌhed \


    1: marked by energy and enterprise : progressive

    2: indicating that one may proceed

    3: being a score that gives a team the lead in a game

    Origin: 1829 ;

    [Noun]  | "go-ahead" 


    1: energy, spirit

    2: one possessing go-ahead

    3: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light

    Origin: 1843 ;

    [Adverb]  | "ahead" 


    1: so as to precede something in order of time;


      * e.g., " ... call ahead for reservations "




    2: toward a point ahead in space or time;


      * e.g., " ... sent me ahead to get a place in the check-out line while she went to get the eggs and milk "



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    3: toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time;


      * e.g., " ... the line moved ahead at a snail's pace "



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    [Adjective]  | "ahead" 


    [Preposition]  | "ahead of" 


    1: earlier than;


      * e.g., " ... always arrives at school ahead of the bus "




    2: preceding in space;


      * e.g., " ... the three lost children emerged from the forest, with the family dog walking proudly ahead of them "




    [Noun]  | "go-ahead" 


    1: an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired;


      * e.g., " ... a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college "



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    [Phrase]  | "full steam ahead" 


    1: with all power or resources being used;


      * e.g., " ... Now that the research is mostly done we can move full steam ahead with the next phase of the project. "



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    [Phrase]  | "get ahead" 


    1: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world "



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    [Phrase]  | "got ahead" 


    1: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world "




    [Phrase]  | "gets ahead" 


    1: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world "




    [Phrase]  | "getting ahead" 


    1: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world "




     [ "ahead" ]

    1: Making progress.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm getting ahead getting a head. 

     [ "ahead" ]

    1: The cranial area of one's body.

      * e.g.,  ... I can't see the screen, there's ahead in my way. 

     [ "aheader" ]

    1: When you don’t just go ahead with things that are important to you, you go one step further: you go aheader.

      * e.g.,  ... I go aheader to prove 1+1 is more than  

     [ "Streets Ahead" ]

    1: If you have to ask, you're streets behind.

      * e.g.,  ... Pierce: Abed, your social skills aren't exactly streets ahead. 

     [ "go ahead and" ]

    1: an annoying phrase bosses often use in attempt to soften a command to do something.

      * e.g.,  ... "Go ahead and take out the garbage, then when you come back in, go ahead and clean out the fryolator, then when you're done with that, go ahead and clean up the shit someone smeared on the wall in the bathroom." 

     [ "bro ahead" ]

    1: bro ahead (sometimes spelled bro-ahead) pronunciation: (broh-uh-hed) IPA(ˈbɹoʊ əˌhɛd) n. permission given by male friend to pursue a course of action, usu. involving romantic or sexual interest, that might conflict with the interests or sensibilities of said male friend due to familial ties or prior relationship with the person of interest origin: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 2010

      * e.g.,  ... SITUATION 1 Bro 1-Think I’m gonna go talk to that girl at the bar again, man. She’s lookin’ good. 

     [ "Streets ahead" ]

    1: If you don’t know what it means, you’re streets behind.

      * e.g.,  ... “That leather jacket is streets ahead” 

     [ "dead ahead" ]

    1: "Dead ahead" means that something or someone is just right ahead (from the location of the speaker).

      * e.g.,  ... Ex1: Guy 1: Where is John's house? 

     [ "Go Ahead" ]

    1: A girls way of daring you. Not permission. Don't do it!

      * e.g.,  ... Go ahead. We'll see how it ends 

     [ "streets ahead" ]

    1: cool or awesome As seen on Dan Harmon's Twitter and his show "Community".

      * e.g.,  ... That new box office hit is so streets ahead. I thought he was really streets ahead but he turned out to be streets behind. 

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