Ahead
Pronunciation : A*head"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + head.]
Definition : 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward. The island bore but a little ahead of us. Fielding.
2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] L'Estrange. To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq] -- To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913