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Princeton's WordNet

  1. advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)adverb

    situated ahead or going before

    "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

  2. ahead, in advance, beforehandadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. in advanceadverb

    beforehand

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  1. in advance

    "In advance" means beforehand or prior to a specific time, event, or situation. It refers to something that is done, arranged, or provided proactively and ahead of the scheduled or expected time. It can also refer to actions that are taken to prepare for a future event.

Editors Contribution

  1. in advance

    To prepare for

    The sports day plan is cocreated in advance.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in advance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in advance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of in advance in a Sentence

  1. Sung Kim:

    (But) obviously we are deeply concerned about the fact that the North Koreans are continuing to advance their nuclear capabilities; we know that they are continuing to work on their nuclear program.

  2. Diego Pacheco:

    We have ideas of which we would like to convince other countries and hope to advance our vision, but that doesn't mean that we will block an agreement in Paris.

  3. Matthew Whitaker:

    It's sort of a quasi-movement that's afoot, and what we can attribute this to is the fact these things seem to happen so regularly now that the frustrations folks are feeling are leading them to plan almost in advance.

  4. New Orleans:

    I'm emotional every game here [ in New Orleans ], willie being my brother, somebody I talk to about everything, us not talking this whole series, seeing his son sitting on the baseline.READ : Boston Celtics complete 4-0 sweep of the Brooklyn Nets to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffsWillie Green and Chris Paul played together in New Orleans -RSB-. {.

  5. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

    The House will swiftly advance a strong, strategic funding package that fully addresses the scale and seriousness of this public health crisis.


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