Ahead
Ahead adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Both words in one sentence
- Then in the Expansion Pack, the heroes end up just going ahead and beating up humanity's subconscious wish for death itself - but even then, it's stated that it's going to take a lot more work to solve the root problem.
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In the Shovel Knight DLC Plague of Shadows, it's shown that as Shovel Knight goes through the plot of main game, Plague Knight is beating every level just a few steps ahead of him.
Source: Missed Him by That Much -
Their favorite tends to be showing a team who thinks they're way ahead gloating about their position, only to cut to another team that's currently beating them.
Source: Description Cut
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Beating and Ahead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/beating
Ahead & Beating. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/beating>.
Beating or Ahead. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/beating.
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