1 (in race) tomar la delantera Eventually, cutting a corner, Welland managed to get ahead he knew he had no chance of winning the race if I got ahead they'll get ahead of me and I'll never catch up
having got ahead of the other runners, he relaxed tras tomar la delantera se relajó
2 (succeed) (by doing better than others) ir por delante; (make progress) progresar; avanzar Some men don't like women to get ahead, especially ahead of them Western Europe will not get ahead technologically via the militarist Star Wars program You really don't have to look gorgeous to get ahead in life If you want to get ahead in medicine,become a specialist
to get ahead of sb adelantar a algn
Your sweat and toil are the keys to getting ahead of your competitors
3 (with work) adelantar;with con if you like I'll get ahead with the washing up
