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Definition of Ahead of the game
1. Adverb. In an advantageous position. "She's ahead of the game"
Definition of Ahead of the game
1. Prepositional phrase. (idiomatic) Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ahead Of The Game
Literary usage of Ahead of the game
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sportsman's Primerby Norman Henry Crowell by Norman Henry Crowell (1907)
"It is often difficult to hold the gun correctly ahead of the game. In such cases
the novice may secure better results by holding a board ahead instead. ..."
2. The Complete Shot by George Teasdale Teasdale- Buckell (1907)
"There generally is plenty time to be deliberate, to aim at the exact spot while
moving n at least fast enough to keep ahead of the game, and it s necessary ..."
3. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (1913)
"Ain't he always been ahead of the game?" "I can't do it—I can't do it," said Mr.
Spragg, bringing his clenched hand down on the desk, as if addressing an ..."
4. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"The game began at eight o'clock, and by nine and a series of two pair hands and
bull luck Mr. Gus Johnson was seven dollars and a nickel ahead of the game, ..."
5. The Wit and Humor of America by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1911)
"The game began at eight o'clock, and by nine and a series of two-pair hands and
bull luck Mr. Gus Johnson was seven dollars and a nickel ahead of the game, ..."
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