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Meaning of run ahead | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To use sidings to pass a different train.
  2. To proceed beyond peers or beyond some limit.
  3. To execute (code) in advance, anticipating a likely upcoming need for the result.
    transitive

Examples

“The culture has run ahead of what people are comfortable with.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

run along run amok run amuck run an errand run and gun run and repeat

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