Preposition
in advance of
Before; ahead of.
He travelled in advance of his master, making the necessary arrangements.
It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. P. G. Wodehouse
Public opinion's always in advance of the law. John Galsworthy
Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. Brian Tracy
It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol. Xavier Becerra
Nation state as a fundamental unit of man's organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force: International banks and multinational corporations are acting and planning in terms that are far in advance of the political concepts of the nation-state. Zbigniew Brzezinski
We were now, as I before mentioned, upon this St. Joseph's trail. It was evident, by the traces, that large parties were a few days in advance of us; and as we too supposed them to be Mormons, we had some apprehension of interruption. Francis Parkman