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in advance of

in advance of preposition: before; ahead of.

Preposition

in advance of

  1. Before; ahead of.
    • He travelled in advance of his master, making the necessary arrangements.

Questions about in advance of

What does in advance of mean?
In advance of means before; ahead of.
What part of speech is in advance of?
In advance of is a preposition.

Words near in advance of in the dictionary

  1. in action
  2. in actuality
  3. in addition
  4. in addition to
  5. in advance
  6. in advance of
  7. in aggregate
  8. in agreement
  9. in aid of
  10. in all
  11. in all but name

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