get ahead

British  

verb

1. to be successful; prosper

2. (foll by of) to surpass or excel

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get ahead Idioms  

1. Succeed or make progress, especially in one's career or in society. For example, She put in many hours of overtime in order to get ahead . [c. 1800]

2. Save a little money, as in After we settle the hospital bill, we hope to get ahead enough to buy a new car .

3. get ahead of . Move in front of, as in I got ahead of her in line .

4. get ahead of . Outdo, surpass, as in We were determined to get ahead of the competition . Also see ahead of the game .

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Example Sentences

Basing monetary policy on anticipated deregulation effects risks getting ahead of the data.

From Barron's

Over the next month, Tesla could see a rush of one-time FSD purchases from customers wishing to get ahead of February’s change to subscription-only.

From MarketWatch

“These families are frustrated at their ability to get ahead because of the rise in the cost of living, the lag in wage growth, their inability to save and the increase in their credit-card balances.”

From MarketWatch

Yet some of that growth has been inflated by businesses and consumers buying more imports earlier in the year to get ahead of tariff-related price increases.

From MarketWatch

“Every time there was an announcement of a new tariff, the reaction from the shippers was to advance shipments to get ahead,” Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times