The bus came ahead of time, and Mary was not ready.
The new building was finished ahead of time.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
ahead of schedule — ahead of time/schedule/ phrase at an earlier time than was planned or arranged The train had left five minutes ahead of time. Mexico announced its intention of repaying the loan ahead of schedule. Thesaurus: early and ahead of timesynonym … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
