In front of. / Preceding. / In the future of. / In advance of. / Having made more progress than.

The quality of being ahead.

in or toward the front

prior to the expected time; early.

simple past tense of go ahead

To move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)

simple past tense and past participle of forge ahead

present participle of forge ahead

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forge ahead

To consider the future, to anticipate future events. / to look in front of you literally