ahead

adverb
/əˈhɛd/

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

Example

“The island was directly ahead.”

Other meanings

So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.
“He finished two laps ahead of me.”
In or for the future.
“There may be tough times ahead.”

Synonyms

in front
before

Antonyms

behind

Related words

aheadness
spoiler ahead
readahead
typeahead
ahead of time
epub ahead of print
freeze-ahead
line ahead
one jump ahead
set ahead
go-ahead
bound ahead

Example sentences

“We're going to press ahead despite everything.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Now go ahead, put your feet up.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“The road ahead is full of challenges.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ahead” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.