be beforehand

verb

Roget 132: be early etc. adj., be beforehand etc. adv.; keep time, take time by the forelock, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start; steal a march upon; gain time, draw on futurity; bespeak, secure, engage, preengage^†.    accelerate; expedite etc. (quicken) 274; make haste etc. (hurry) 684.    ... show more

Roget 510: foresee; look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond; scent from afar; look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future.    see one's way; see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps.    anticipate; expect etc. 507; be beforehand etc. (early) 132; predict etc. 511; foreknow, forejudge, forecast; presurmise^†; have an eye to the future, have an eye to the main chance; respicere finem [Lat.]; keep a sharp lookout etc. (vigilance) 459; forewarn etc. 668.    ... show more

Roget 116: precede, come before; forerun; go before etc. (lead) 280; preexist; dawn; presage etc. 511; herald, usher in.    be beforehand etc. (be early) 132; steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start.    ... show more

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