ahead
əˈhed
The slot that sits one step in front of you
The picture One slot in front of where you stand, already lying on the side you are heading for. AHEAD sits in front of the marker, BEHIND lags somewhere back of it.
Where the picture shows up in ahead
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the road in front
The road ahead is closed.
ðə roʊd əˈhed ɪz kloʊzd
The road up front is closed.
through the windscreen, a closed-road sign stands further down the road
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handing over the first turn
Go ahead, I'm listening.
ɡoʊ əˈhed aɪm ˈlɪsənɪŋ
Please speak, I am listening.
an open palm points down the clear path in front and gives it to the other person
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in front of the schedule
We are two hours ahead of schedule.
wiː ɑːr tuː ˈaʊərz əˈhed ʌv ˈskedʒuːl
We are two hours early.
the work bar has pushed two notches past the mark on the schedule
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sending thought forward
Plan ahead for the holiday rush.
plæn əˈhed fɔːr ðə ˈhɑːlədeɪ rʌʃ
Get ready early for the holiday rush.
a mark is put today on a calendar square in a month that has not arrived
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a person out in front
He walked ahead of us the whole way.
hiː wɔːkt əˈhed ʌv ʌs ðə hoʊl weɪ
He walked in front of us all the way.
on a narrow mountain path one back stays three or four steps in front of the group
All of it in one picture
ahead is one slot in front of the marker. Put the road there and it is the road to come; put the speaking turn there and it is please go first; put the work in front of the schedule line and it is early. Send your thinking there first and it is planning in advance, and a person walking there is out in front of the group.