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ahead of time

 
part of speech: phrase
definition: If you do something ahead of time, you do it before some event that is going to happen. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time so that you can be ready for the actual event when it happens. Sometimes you have to do something ahead of time in order to prevent any problems.
You need to buy a ticket ahead of time for the show. If you don't buy one soon, there will be no more tickets left on the day of the show.The doctor's office wants you to arrive ahead of time for your appointment.