ahead of time

Example Sentences

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In the Minnesota cases, he said, “part of the problem for us is, why wasn’t this picked up ahead of time and what do we do to make sure this doesn’t continue in the future?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was informed ahead of time, BBC News understands, while the National Police Chiefs' Council was only informed minutes before.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Keep it simple and agree to terms ahead of time.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Despite clearing the song ahead of time with representatives for the Dodgers, Nezza said she was dissuaded from singing in Spanish on game day by an unnamed employee of the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I come up with one that’s as pathetic as I feel—there was a concert I had to go to, and there was just no way to tell him ahead of time.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan