get ahead

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Synonyms of get aheadnext
: to achieve success
determined to get ahead in life

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Qualifying an alternative source takes an intense amount of time and capital, which means that beginning to move supply chains to domestic suppliers now can put leaders in the position to get ahead. — Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Some strategists, anticipating that the committee may raise flags, now try to get ahead of the process by submitting additional documentation, including filmmaker quotes and source materials, to explain why a film belongs in its intended category. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 By the end of the fifth, the Dodgers had gone eight consecutive innings without scoring, and with a game plan of getting ahead before the Brewers’ vaunted bullpen could take over. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get ahead

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of get ahead was in 1807

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