ahead of time

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• ahead of time — {adv. phr.} Before the expected time; early. * /The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready./ * /The new building was finished ahead of time./ Contrast: BEHIND TIME …   Dictionary of American idioms

• ahead of time — {adv. phr.} Before the expected time; early. * /The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready./ * /The new building was finished ahead of time./ Contrast: BEHIND TIME …   Dictionary of American idioms

• ahead\ of\ time — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule adv. phr. Before the expected time; early. The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready. The new building was finished ahead of time. Contrast: behind time …   Словарь американских идиом

• ahead of time — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule earlier than arranged, expected or planned (Note: opposite in meaning to behind time (or schedule)) We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early. раньше времени Whenever I have an aррointment… …   Idioms and examples

• ahead of time — ► if you do something ahead of time, you do it early or before something else happens: »You must arrive at the airport two hours ahead of time in order to go through security. Main Entry: ↑time …   Financial and business terms

• ahead of time — If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• ahead behind time — ahead of/behind ˈtime idiom earlier/later than was expected • We finished 15 minutes ahead of time. Main entry: ↑timeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• ahead of time — index premature Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• ahead of time — adverb before the usual time or the time expected she graduated early the house was completed ahead of time • Syn: ↑early, ↑too soon • Ant: ↑late (for: ↑early) …   Useful english dictionary

• ahead of time — get to the airport ahead of time Syn: early, in good time, with time to spare, in advance …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ahead of time —    If something happens ahead of time, it happens early or before the set time.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions