The train had left five minutes ahead of time.
Mexico announced its intention of repaying the loan ahead of schedule.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ahead of schedule — ► early: »The meeting finished ahead of schedule. »If things continue to run ahead of schedule, construction could be finished two months early. Main Entry: ↑schedule … Financial and business terms
ahead of schedule — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule earlier than arranged, expected or planned (Note: opposite in meaning to behind time (or schedule)) We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early. раньше времени Whenever I have an aррointment… … Idioms and examples
ahead\ of\ schedule — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule adv. phr. Before the expected time; early. The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready. The new building was finished ahead of time. Contrast: behind time … Словарь американских идиом
ahead of schedule — happening or done earlier than the time that was planned. The sale will help us to repay the loan ahead of schedule. Opposite of: behind schedule … New idioms dictionary
ahead of schedule — earlier than planned, earlier than scheduled … English contemporary dictionary
ahead of time — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule earlier than arranged, expected or planned (Note: opposite in meaning to behind time (or schedule)) We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early. раньше времени Whenever I have an aррointment… … Idioms and examples
ahead\ of\ time — • ahead of time • ahead of schedule adv. phr. Before the expected time; early. The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready. The new building was finished ahead of time. Contrast: behind time … Словарь американских идиом
ahead — a|head W2S2 [əˈhed] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in front)¦ 2¦(forward)¦ 3¦(before somebody else)¦ 4¦(future)¦ 5¦(before an event)¦ 6 ahead of schedule 7¦(progress/success)¦ 8¦(advanced)¦ 9¦(WINNING)¦ 10 go ahead … Dictionary of contemporary English
schedule — ▪ I. schedule sched‧ule 1 [ˈʆedjuːl ǁ ˈskedʒʊl, dʒl] noun [countable] 1. a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do it: • I ve got a very full schedule (= I will be very busy because a lot of meetings and other… … Financial and business terms
ahead — a|head [ ə hed ] function word *** Ahead is used in the following ways: as an adverb: I could see the end of the tunnel ahead. in the preposition phrase ahead of: We have some difficult problems ahead of us. 1. ) in front of you a ) used for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
