1. before the usual time or the time expected; - Example: "she graduated early" - Example: "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: early, ahead of time, too soon]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ahead of time
adv 1: before the usual time or the time expected; "she
graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
[syn: early, ahead of time, too soon] [ant:
belatedly, late, tardily]