| aggressive |
An aggressive person acts or moves forward in a forceful way, often ahead of other people. [1/2 definitions] |
| ahead |
"Ahead" means in front. When someone walks ahead of you, they are walking in front of you. "Ahead" also means before. If you get to the ice cream truck ahead of the other children, it means that you get there before the others. [3 definitions] |
| ahead of time |
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. |
| along |
toward what is ahead; forward. [1/4 definitions] |
| before |
in front of; ahead of. [1/6 definitions] |
| beforehand |
ahead of time; at an earlier time. |
| bode1 |
to serve as a sign about the future; show ahead of time. |
| book |
to arrange ahead of time, or to make an appointment for. [1/3 definitions] |
| charge |
to rush ahead. [1/12 definitions] |
| deliberate |
thought out ahead of time; carefully considered. [1/3 definitions] |
| dread |
to look ahead to with worry or dislike. [1/4 definitions] |
| fast1 |
ahead of the correct time. [1/9 definitions] |
| foregone |
having been decided ahead of time; certain. |
| forge2 |
to move forward gradually but with strength of purpose (often followed by "ahead"). |
| forward |
toward a place or time that is further on; ahead. [1/7 definitions] |
| future |
When you talk about tomorrow or next week or next year, you are talking about the future. The future is the time that is ahead of us. [2 definitions] |
| headlong |
suddenly or quickly; without proper thought ahead of time. [1/4 definitions] |
| later |
doing some action at a time that is farther ahead or farther into the future as compared with the timing of something else (comparative of "late"). [1/3 definitions] |
| lead1 |
to give direction to; show the way to; guide. [3/13 definitions] |
| move |
to go ahead or progress. [1/11 definitions] |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |