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go ahead of

VERB
rank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stand
STRONG
antecede belong outrank precede
WEAK
be classed be worth come first count among forerun go before have the advantage take the lead

Example Sentences

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Questions swirled around whether players would decline to go ahead of last year’s visit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

“I would never want to go ahead of the president.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, passed by Norris with eight laps to go, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a lonely fifth.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Doing so again would cost it the chance to go ahead of Bayern, which had surprisingly lost to Leipzig the day before.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2023

I let Sandra go ahead of me and wait for a bit before I head to the cafeteria.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali