"in advance" meaning in English

See in advance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in advance, {{en-PP}} in advance
  1. Beforehand. Synonyms: ahead of time Derived forms: thanks in advance Related terms: in advance of
    Sense id: en-in_advance-en-prep_phrase-zmjZQUHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for in advance meaning in English (0.8kB)

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