ahead of the game

Idioms  

1. In a position of advantage, especially financially; succeeding or winning. For example, If we can sell 2,000 units of this product by next month, we'll be well ahead of the game. This idiom uses ahead of in the sense of “in advance of,” a usage dating from the mid-1700s, and transfers success in gambling (the game) to winning in other areas. Also see come out ahead.

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Example Sentences

For much of the recent years’ rally, stocks have been bolstered by the idea of American exceptionalism—that U.S. stocks were worth paying more for because they were ahead of the game.

From Barron's

Indeed, the Super Bowl host committee is presenting an Innovation Summit ahead of the game, which includes a panel covering AI and the future of global fandom.

From MarketWatch

Indeed, the Super Bowl host committee is presenting an Innovation Summit ahead of the game, which includes a panel covering AI and the future of global fandom.

From MarketWatch

After the defeat in Portugal stopped Madrid reaching the last 16 directly, the Santiago Bernabeu crowd was in unforgiving mood and whistled their own players, despite appeals from Arbeloa and Mbappe ahead of the game.

From Barron's

The odds will fluctuate in the days ahead of the game.

From Los Angeles Times

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