Ahead and Forward

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Ahead

Ahead adverb - Toward a point ahead in space or time.
Usage example: sent me ahead to get a place in the check-out line while she went to get the eggs and milk
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Forward is a synonym for ahead in movement topic. In some cases you can use "Forward" instead the word "Ahead" as an adverb or an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like direction, frontward, in front or advance of. popular alternative

Forward

Forward adverb - Toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time.
Usage example: if you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall
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Ahead is a synonym for forward in movement topic. You can use "Ahead" instead the word "Forward" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as time, advancing, frontward. popular alternative
Nearby Words: forwards, forwarded, forwardness, forwarding, forwarder

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  • Fast forward some years (or kill the beasties yourself) however, and time passes into the ages of Legends and Heroes, moving ahead as more of these creatures are killed.
    Source: The Time of Myths
  • Flash Forward: When Latro gets ahead of himself or doesn't write for a long time.
    Source: Literature / Soldier of the Mist
  • The Ballad Of Halo Jones featured a flash forward several centuries ahead of the main story's timeline.
    Source: Flash Forward
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