IN ADVANCE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

in advance

phrase

Definition of in advance

as in before

so as to precede something in order of time The cooks prepared their ingredients in advance.

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of in advance The most resilient finance teams identify those critical assumptions, assign leading indicators to monitor them and agree in advance on what actions to take if those indicators change. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 While some absences were due to ill health or politics at home and signaled in advance, analysts speculated others might be missing due to pressure from Beijing. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The group made several of them available for interviews with Variety in advance of the press conference. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 General admission is $30 in advance and $35 day of the event. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in advance

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