ahead - adjective

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest

ahead - adverb

• at or in the front
• toward the future; forward in time
• in a forward direction
• ahead of time; in anticipation
• to a more advanced or advantageous position
• to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
• leading or ahead in a competition

ahead - thesaurus

before   beforehand   forrader   forward   forwards   leading   onward   onwards