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aheadof(one's)/itstimeMoreadvancedorinnovativethanisorwastypicalinaparticularera.That19th-centuryscientistwasdefinitelyaheadofhistimewithhisdetailedplanofspacetravel.Ican'tbelievethatmovieisfromthe1950s—it'ssoprogressiveandwayaheadofitstime.Seealso:ahead,of,timeaheadoftimeEarlierthanagivendeadline.Ifwegettothetheateraheadoftime,we'llhaveourpickofgoodseats.Mytermpaperisn'tdueuntilnextweek,butIfinisheditaheadoftime.Seealso:ahead,of,timeFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2015Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.*aheadofone'stimeFig.havingideasorattitudesthataretooadvancedtobeacceptableinthepresent.(*Typically:be~;think~.)Sue'sgrandmotherwasaheadofhertimeinwantingtostudymedicine.Seealso:ahead,of,time*aheadoftimebeforehand;beforetheannouncedtime.(*Typically:arrive~;getthere~;leave~;showup~.)Ifyoushowupaheadoftime,youwillhavetowait.Bethereaheadoftimeifyouwanttogetagoodseat.Seealso:ahead,of,timeMcGraw-HillDictionaryofAmericanIdiomsandPhrasalVerbs.©2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.aheadofone'stimeInadvanceofcurrentideas,customs,ormethods,asinHistreatmentoflightshowedthispaintertobewellaheadofhistime,orWearingtrousersandsmokingcigarsmarkedAmyLowellasawomanaheadofhertime.Thisidiomusestimeinthesenseof"era"or"generation,"ausageatleastathousandyearsold.Thephraseisusuallybutnotalwaysusedtoexpressapproval.[Firsthalfof1900s]Seealso:ahead,of,timeaheadoftimeEarlier,sooner,asinThemeetingwasscheduledforthreeo'clock,butmostpeoplearrivedaheadoftime.[Early1900s]Seealso:ahead,of,timeTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofIdiomsbyChristineAmmer.Copyright©2003,1997byTheChristineAmmer1992Trust.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.aheadofyour(orits)timeinnovativeandradicalbythestandardsofthetime.Seealso:ahead,of,timeFarlexPartnerIdiomsDictionary©Farlex2017Seealso:aheadofone'stimeaheadoftimeaheadofyourtimeaheadofyour/itstimeaheadof(someone'sorsomething's)timebeaheadof(someone'sorsomething's)timebeaheadof/before/inadvanceofyourtimeleadthewayabovethecurvecurve
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PEPLIJNDERSis"aheadofhistime"andLiverpoolwillreapthebenefitsofhisreturntoJurgenKlopp'scoachstaff.LiverpoolcoachPep'faraheadofhistime'ThisbilingualcollectionoftranslatedessaysprovidesadeeplypersonalaccountofJonathanFranzen'sencounterwithanAustrianwriteraheadofhistime.FootnotesthroughoutsimultaneouslyconversewithandinterpretKraus(1874-1936).JonathanFranzen:TheKrausProject:EssaysbyKarlKrausSirBenjaminwasabitaheadofhistimeinfightingagainsttheabuseofelectionexpensesandincampaigningfortherightofpeopletohavechurchservicesinWelsh.BigBen'sWelsh;YOURLETTERSTOTHENATIONALNEWSPAPEROFWALES&COMMENTDEBATESinceBanditQueen,BediproducedcriticallyacclaimedfilmslikeFireandMaqboolandsayshewasquiteaheadofhistime.I'mmakinganotherfilmlikeBanditQueen:BobbyBediYouhavesomegreatsportsmenlikeMuhammadAli,MichaelSchumacherandMichaelJordan,andhe'scomealonginjumpracingandis20yearsaheadofhistime.DettoritalksupMcCoyforBBCsportspersonalityAndwhileassertingthathelearnedplentyfromallofthem,interestinglyMoneypicksoutVenglos,much-malignedbymanyVillafansforhisbriefspellincharge,asmostinfluential-and"10yearsaheadofhistime".Football:VenglosshowedMoneythewayWell,eventhoughtheKoplegendcausedcontroversywiththatexactstatement,itappearshewasaheadofhistime.HowayRef!Caesar,amanwayaheadofhistime,wasdeterminedtochangetheRepublicintoamulti-culturalmeritocracy,fittogovernitsgrowingempireforthegoodofallitsdisparatepeoples.MasterofGaulShanklywas40yearsaheadofhistimewithhismanagementtechniques,andisusedasanexampletoaspiringmanagerswishingtoknowhowtoinstillself-beliefandconfidenceintotheirplayers.Football:Shankly'slegacytoaspiringmanagersHerbertGeorgeWells(1866-1946)wasawriteraheadofhistime.TheWaroftheWorldswasinspiredbyanItalianastronomerwhowroteofthe"canali"hesawonMarsin1894.Wells,H.G.ThewaroftheworldsHewasaheadofhistimeinappreciatingthatyoudidnotneedtowaterdownwhatyonbelievedinordertofindunity.TravellingthegoodroadtogetherChaptertwoaddressesWilliams'srelationswithNativeAmericans,oneplacewhereheearnedconsiderableplauditsinhislifetime,evenfromhiscritics,andwherehewasfaraheadofhistime.Hismissionaryeffortshaveoftenbeenoverlooked.RogerWilliamsAnuntutoredmaverickwhowasshunnedbytheestablishment,henowappearsasaprophet,faraheadofhistime,andtimelessinwhatheproposedandbuilt.PropheticalProuveWhitemanwaswellaheadofhistime,hiringblackmusiciansandfiercelydefendingthemwhenitwasnotpoliticallycorrecttodoso.LouisArmstrong&PaulWhiteman:TwoKingsofJazz
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