Ahead of
Ahead of preposition - Earlier than.
Usage example: we were cautioned not to fill out any of the test answers ahead of time
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Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Both terms in one sentence
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When exploring the decayed cellar, the mildly possessed Sara goes ahead of you after the rockslide; however, the next time she appears, it's at the entrance of the room you're already mostly through.
Source: Video Game / The Longing Ribbon -
Despite having five clear years ahead of him where he could do almost anything he wanted, Baldwin remained bound to the previous PMs promises on not introducing tariffs until after the next election.
Source: Useful Notes / Stanley Baldwin - Lancer attacks and blocks faster than Archer can react, so Archer spends the entire fight on the defensive and creates intentional weak points in his defense in order to predict where Lancer will attack next in advance and block the attacks ahead of time.
Source: Fake Weakness
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