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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“These are things that should be figured out well in advance before we put anything in the charter at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
McCaslin said she intended to decide issues in advance, including how much financial information would be admissible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
"Israel informed the United States and the US representative in Lebanon in advance of the destruction of the infrastructure."
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Easyjet said that, with thunderstorms restricting the number of arrivals and departures, it has had to "pre-emptively cancel some flights to and from Gatwick in advance".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
There's too much to be done in advance of the march we're organizing.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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