get ahead
Example Sentences
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"We're trying to get ahead of the closures they are putting in," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Still, it’s not likely that the utility is going to be able to get ahead of the upgrades that are needed, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
So instead of taking it personally, take steps to understand your boss’s anxieties and get ahead of them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But he added that companies' attempts to get ahead of planned tariff hikes "likely lent a hand."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
He say, ‘Peoples like you be helpin me get ahead.’
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
