What does in advance mean?

in advance means "situated ahead or going before". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for in advance?

Close synonyms include advance, advanced, ahead, beforehand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in advance a common word?

in advance is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

in advance — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
situated ahead or going before
“an advance party”
“at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies”
Synonymsadvance advanced
Similarfront

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
ahead of time; in anticipation
“when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”
“We like to plan ahead”
“should have made reservations beforehand”
Synonymsahead beforehand

Questions about in advance

What does in advance mean?: in advance means "situated ahead or going before". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for in advance?: Close synonyms include advance, advanced, ahead, beforehand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is in advance a common word?: in advance is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for in advance come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
situated ahead or going before
“an advance party”
“at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies”
Synonymsadvance advanced
Similarfront

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
ahead of time; in anticipation
“when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”
“We like to plan ahead”
“should have made reservations beforehand”
Synonymsahead beforehand

Questions about in advance

What does in advance mean?: in advance means "situated ahead or going before". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
What is another word for in advance?: Close synonyms include advance, advanced, ahead, beforehand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is in advance a common word?: in advance is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for in advance come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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