Ahead of and Leading

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Ahead of preposition - Earlier than.

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Leading and ahead of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leading" instead an adjective phrase "Ahead of".

Leading adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Ahead of and leading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ahead of" instead an adjective "Leading".

Nearby Words: lead, leader, leadership, leaded

Trunk Shot: John gets ahead of Jack by finding the keys to the car he's breaking in, leading to a look into (and out of) the trunk.

Source: Film / A Good Day to Die Hard
However, when he gets ahead of the train, he gets stuck in the tracks, leading Sonic to rescue him.

Source: Racing the Train
Another episode, "Mind Over Murder", the 'man' Peter punches turns out to be a woman, leading to her delivering her child ahead of schedule.

Source: Lady Looks Like a Dude

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