"get ahead of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets ahead of [present, singular, third-person], getting ahead of [participle, present], got ahead of [past], got ahead of [UK, participle, past], gotten ahead of [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> ahead of}} get ahead of (third-person singular simple present gets ahead of, present participle getting ahead of, simple past got ahead of, past participle (UK) got ahead of or (US) gotten ahead of)
  1. (get ahead of a potential development) To take preemptive action before the development becomes reality.
    Sense id: en-get_ahead_of-en-verb-jt-2qpHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "ahead", English phrasal verbs formed with "of", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "ahead": 69 31 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, ahead, of.
    Sense id: en-get_ahead_of-en-verb-6Bu0UWuv

Inflected forms

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