Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get ahead of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
get a-head- of
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, ahead, of.

Inflected Forms

gets ahead of (present, singular) getting ahead of (participle, present) got ahead of (past) got ahead of (UK, participle) gotten ahead of (US, participle)

Questions

What does get ahead of mean?
To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.

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