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ahead of the game

ahead of the game prepositional phrase: having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
    • If you start work on the new assignment now, you'll be ahead of the game for when the teacher sets it officially.

Questions about ahead of the game

What does ahead of the game mean?
Ahead of the game means having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
What part of speech is ahead of the game?
Ahead of the game is a prepositional phrase.

Words near ahead of the game in the dictionary

  1. ahead in the count
  2. ahead of
  3. ahead of one's time
  4. ahead of schedule
  5. ahead of the curve
  6. ahead of the game
  7. ahead of the pack
  8. ahead of time
  9. aheadness
  10. aheap
  11. Ahearn

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