in advance
ahead of time, earlier than expected
in advance
Adjective
1. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
(synonym) advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)
(similar) front(a)
Adverb
1. ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
(synonym) ahead, beforehand
in advance
ahead of time They bought the tickets in advance so that they could get a good seat.
in advance
Synonyms and related words:
ahead, ahead of time, ante, before, beforehand, beforetime, betimes, early, first, fore, foremost, foresightedly, forward, headmost, in advance of, in anticipation, in anticipation of, in front, in preparation for, in the forefront, in the foreground, in the front, in the lead, on loan, on security, precociously, previous, previous to, prior to, to the fore, to the front, up ahead
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
IN ADVANCE
ANTICIPATAMENTE. IN ANTICIPO. PREVENTIVAMENTE. DAVANTI. PRIMA