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
