In advance definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

in advance in American English. ahead of time; beforehand. You must get your tickets in advance. See full dictionary entry for advance. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'inadvance'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× inadvance phrase Ifyoudosomethinginadvance,youdoitbeforeaparticulardateorevent. Thesubjectofthetalkisannouncedaweekinadvance. Synonyms:beforehand,earlier,ahead,previously MoreSynonymsofinadvance SeefulldictionaryentryforadvanceCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'inadvance' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'inadvance' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'carbon-neutral' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency inadvanceinBritishEnglish a. beforehand paymentinadvance b. (follbyof) aheadintimeordevelopment ideasinadvanceofthetime SeefulldictionaryentryforadvanceCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency inadvanceinAmericanEnglish aheadoftime;beforehand Youmustgetyourticketsinadvance SeefulldictionaryentryforadvanceMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'inadvance'inasentence inadvance Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Whatisthebestwaytobookthisinadvanceforsometimenextyear?Times,SundayTimes(2013)Theyarrangeditalongtimeinadvance.TheSun(2011)Letpeopleknowinadvancewhattimethepartywillfinishandhaveasectionsetasideforbinbagsandrecycling.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Youplanyourtalkfourdaysinadvance,youtryitoffthecuff.Times,SundayTimes(2014)We'dbeenadvisedaboutthetalkinginadvance.Times,SundayTimes(2011)That'sanotheraspectthatshouldbetalkedoverinadvance.Shapiro,JeanGettheBestoutoftheRestofYourLife(1990)Thesameasusual,exceptthistimeeightyearsinadvance.TheSun(2010)Bookallfivebadgesat500atimeinadvanceandyougetthelastonefree.TheSun(2013)Butthereasonwe'vecomehereinadvanceistogetthispreparation.TheSun(2013)Iwanttogooffwellinadvanceofthattimeandenditall.TheSun(2015) Showmore...Ihavetotellmydrivertwohoursinadvancewhattimetopickmeup.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Theforestservicehadbuiltalittlecabinthereforcampers,butreservationshadtobemadealongtimeinadvance.ChristianityToday(2000)Heisameticulousplanner;hisplayerswillknowamonthinadvanceexactlywhattimetheywillbeexpectedattraining.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Hesaid:'Alotoftheguysliketobetoldabitoftimeinadvance.TheSun(2015)Seasonthestripslightlywithsaltinadvance,tosoftenthemslightly,andputtooneside.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Whattendstohappenisthatexecutivemanagersagreetheirpositioninadvance,comeintotheboardroomandpushtheirplansthrough,hesaid.Times,SundayTimes(2010) Trendsof inadvance Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically inadvance inaddition inaddition(to) inadditionto inadvance inadvanceof inaeternum inagreement AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'I' Relatedtermsof inadvance inadvanceof paymentinadvance Source DefinitionofinadvancefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 beach or beech?Whichversioniscorrect?Wesetoffforadayatthebeach.Wesetoffforadayatthebeech.populace or populous?Whichversioniscorrect?Shewasgreatlyrespectedbythelocalpopulace.Shewasgreatlyrespectedbythelocalpopulous.who's or whose?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. 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