in advance
Idioms-
Beforehand, ahead of time. For example, He insisted on being paid half his fee in advance .
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in advance of . In front of, as in The point man moved in advance of the squad . [Mid-1600s]
Example Sentences
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“Crews are also continuing to reinforce vulnerable portions of the pedestrian boardwalk,” he wrote, referencing work the city did in advance of Hurricane Marie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
None of that seems to have been done in advance of this summit.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Data, though, allows the club to spot declining trends well in advance - often two or three years - before a player is offloaded.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The full lineup is released weeks in advance on their website.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
For his first round, Bobby was paired to play white against a Canadian player who’d registered in advance and paid his entry fee but was nowhere in sight.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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