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]
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As Sherrilyn Ifill wrote in advance of the midterms this past week:
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Americold is developing new buildings, but it is focused on projects where a customer is lined up in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
All it would have taken was not capitulating in advance.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Downing Street has defended sending the official UK government plane to Manchester to pick up Andy Burnham, rather than the prime minister travelling to London in advance of the flight.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Initially, we found no place to stay in Ghetto A. Door after door closed in advance of our arrival.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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