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 City officials decided in advance to move the meeting from its usual location at city offices to the Henry Ford Centennial Library, anticipating a crowd as the protest plans became known. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 This meant that they were designed to administer large, complicated, stable programs through careful planning and centralized control and that the problems they were supposed to address were assumed to be known in advance. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The free festival is organized by the Independence Chamber of Commerce in association with the Independence Square Association, with planning for each year’s festival starting about a year in advance. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Paychecks are available up to two days in advance with early direct deposit. — Cnbc Select, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in advance

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