Synonyms for ahead

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1. Going forward

   advancing, progressing, onward, leading; see forward 1.

2. To the fore

   before, earlier than, in advance, ahead of, advanced, preceding, precedent, antecedent, foremost, leading, in the lead, at the head of, in the foreground, in lee of, to the fore, in the van, first, in front of, a jump ahead of, in the front line, winning, victorious, before one's path, in the direct line of one's course, triumphant, preliminary.

   Antonyms behind, back*, toward the end.

get ahead

get ahead of