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Definition: In Advance |
In AdvanceAdjective1. Situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies". Adverb1. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: In AdvanceSynonyms: advance(a) (adj), advanced(a) (adj), in advance(p) (adj), ahead (adv), beforehand (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Expenditure | Pay in advance, earnest, handsel, deposit, installment. |
Front | Adverb: before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front. |
Intelligence Wisdom | Prudent; (cautious); sober, stand, solid; considerate, politic, wise in one's generation; watchful; provident; (prepared); in advance of one' age; wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon. |
Lending | Adverb: in advance; on loan, on security. |
Payment | Verb: pay, defray, make payment; paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance; cash, honor a bill, acknowledge; redeem; pay in kind. |
Precedence | Adverb: before; in advance; (precession). |
Precession | Verb: go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance; precede, forerun; usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; get the start, have the start; steal a march; get before, get ahead, get in front of; outstrip; take precedence; (first in order). |
Adverb: in advance, before, ahead, in the van, in the lead; foremost, headmost; in front; at the head, out in front; way out in front, far ahead. | |
Superiority | Adverb: beyond, more, over; over the mark, above the mark; above par; upwards of, in advance of; over and above; at the top of the scale, at its height. |
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Screenplays | I would like to take this opportunity to apologize in advance! (The Iron Giant; writing credit: Brad Bird) Ten thousand, all in advance. (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.) It would be bad form to arrive in advance of schedule. (A Bridge Too Far; writing credit: Cornelius Ryan; William Goldman) When you see our mother, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. (The Godfather: Part II; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola) It never occurs to us that it has any connection with the day already begun, or that death could arrive this same afternoon - this afternoon which is so certain, and which has every hour filled in advance. (Final Destination; writing credit: Glen Morgan) | |
Lyrics | But I thank you in advance (Thank U In Advance; performing artist: Boyz II Men) I thank you in advance, ooh (Thank U In Advance; performing artist: Boyz II Men) | |
Clever | Worry is interest paid in advance for a debt you many never owe. (references; author: unknown) How to act insane: Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Time in Advance (1965) Warned in Advance (1925) Paid in Advance (1919) In Advance of the Landing (1993) | |
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 | Setting up planting sites at Barren Island for patchy and continuous planting areas. The sites were marked and designated in advance. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Volunteers plant smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, in rows. The areas to be planted are marked in advance and the plants are spaced at 3 feet intervals. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Has this been "settled in advance" too?. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Henry James | The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. |
Jean Cocteau | When a work of art appears to be in advance of its period, it is really the period that has lagged behind the work of art. |
Sir William Osler | When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances will fit in with them. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany declares in advance that she will adhere to the decisions so taken. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The one in advance appeared to him decidedly suspicious. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Do some cooking in advance and freeze in meal-sized portions. (references) | |
Often it is helpful to prepare a list of questions in advance. (references) | ||
Prepare and freeze meals in advance for days when you do not feel like cooking. (references) | ||
Business | Rental payments are due in advance. (references) | |
Many importers try to avoid using letters of credit and paying cash in advance. (references) | ||
The usual terms for cash sales are 50 percent in advance and the balance on delivery. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Estonia | Permits for all public gatherings must be obtained 3 weeks in advance. (references) |
Cyprus | Requests to cross into the north must be submitted 48 hours in advance. (references) | |
Tunisia | Previously, all publications had to be approved in advance by several ministries. (references) | |
Economic History | Belarus | It requires an application at least 15 days in advance of the event. (references) |
Korea | Invitations to bid are announced 40 calendar days in advance of the bid deadlines. (references) | |
Switzerland | Weekly allowable import quantities during the period of restriction are set in advance. (references) | |
Human Rights | Turkmenistan | The visit was scheduled in advance and Government officials accompanied OSCE representatives. (references) |
Italy | Defendants have access to an attorney sufficiently in advance to prepare a defense and can confront witnesses. (references) | |
Kenya | Although defendants have access to an attorney in advance of trial, defense lawyers do not always have access to government-held evidence. (references) | |
Political Economy | TUNISIA | Tunisia has begun to take steps to reform the banking sector in advance of greater competition from foreign banks. (references) |
Sudan | Earlier improvements in procedures to grant squatters legal title to land in other areas and to move squatters in advance of demolitions continued. (references) | |
TURKEY | In 1995 as part of Turkey's harmonization with the EU in advance of a customs union, the Turkish Parliament approved new patent, trademark and copyright laws. (references) | |
Political Rights | Guyana | A party's presidential candidate must be announced in advance of the election. (references) |
Cuba | While the Constitution provides for direct election of provincial, municipal, and ANPP members, the candidates must be approved in advance by mass organizations controlled by the Government. (references) | |
Zimbabwe | Observers also expressed general concern about a number of weaknesses and irregularities in the electoral process, including the lack of an independent electoral commission to oversee elections; the absence of a monitoring mechanism for the voter registration process; the consistent failure of election authorities to make the voters roll and supplementary rolls available for public inspection far enough in advance of the election; and the lack of voter education. (references) | |
Trade | Morocco | The customs authorities will not give a binding ruling on customs classification in advance. (references) |
Tunisia | TUNISIAN FIRMS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PAYING CASH IN ADVANCE AND GENERALLY RELY UPON LETTERS OF CREDIT. (references) | |
Czech Rep | Czech firms are familiar with letters of credit, documentary collections, and wire transfer/cash in advance. (references) | |
Travel | Slovak Rep | Foreigners should confirm a price in advance. (references) |
Nigeria | Accommodation reservations must be made well in advance. (references) | |
South Africa | Appointments should be made in advance of a business call. (references) | |
Women | Gambia | They have the option to divorce, but not a legal right to approve or be notified in advance of subsequent marriages. (references) |
Worker Rights | Mozambique | The law specifies that strikers must notify police, government, union, and employers 48 hours in advance of intended strikes. (references) |
Bahamas | The Ministry normally announces inspection visits in advance, and employers generally cooperate with inspectors to implement safety standards. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Less possessed of your confidence in advance than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence. |
Warren G. Harding | 1921-1923 | I had rather submit our industrial controversies to the conference table in advance than to a settlement table after conflict and suffering. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Our long-run objective is to achieve a program of direct Federal and Federally assisted public works which is planned in advance and synchronized with business conditions. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | While he is, of course, ultimately accountable to the Congress, the courts, and the people, he and his emissaries must not be handicapped in advance in their relations with foreign governments as has sometimes happened in the past. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | This is essential for operations in remote areas of the world, where we cannot predict far in advance the precise location of trouble, or preposition equipment on land. |
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Expressions using "in advance": annuity in advance ♦ arrange in advance ♦ ascertain in advance ♦ be bookable in advance ♦ be in advance ♦ be in advance of ♦ be in advance of smb. ♦ book in advance ♦ cash in advance ♦ determine in advance ♦ fix in advance ♦ in advance of ♦ in advance of smb. ♦ in advance of the others ♦ inform in advance ♦ judge smth. in advance ♦ net cash in advance ♦ order in advance ♦ pay in advance ♦ payment in advance ♦ plan in advance ♦ promise in advance ♦ remittance in advance ♦ say in advance ♦ thanks in advance. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "in advance"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që më parë (beforehand), para kohe (beforehand, early, precociously), përpara (afore, ahead, along, before, ere, erst, erstwhile, fore, foremost, forth, forward, frontward, frontwards, in front, in front of, of old, onward, or, past, preliminary, previous to, prior to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في الأول, مقدما (advance, beforehand, in anticipation), سلفا (beforehand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | отнапред (beforehand), предварително (aforetime, beforehand, pre-, previously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | (beforehand, to advance, to prepare), 事先 (before, prior), 先 (early, first, former, prior). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | předem (beforehand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | praemiereserverne,som skyldes,at forsikringskontrakternes loebetid ikke falder sammen med forsikringsselskabernes regnskabsaar,udgoeres af de dele af praemierne,som betales forud af forsikringstagerne og overfoeres af forsikringsselskaberne til det foelge (consist of those parts of the premiums paid in advance by the insured and carried forward to the following accounting period.They are determined on the basis of the proportion of the risks involved in relation to time for the period remaining to run until, prepayments of premiums, which result from the fact that the duration of insurance contracts does not coincide with the financial year of the insurance enterprises), forudbetaling (buyer's credit, competence, payment in advance, prepayment), forpligtelse til forudgående underretning (need to be notified in advance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verplichting tot voorafgaande aanmelding (need to be notified in advance), met X dagen opzeggen (to give notice X days in advance, to give X day's notice), afnemerskrediet (buyer's credit, payment in advance, prepayment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | etukäteen (beforehand), entuudestaan (previously), entuudesta (previously), ennakolta (beforehand), edeltäpäin (beforehand), edeltäkäsin (beforehand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en avance, d'avance, l'avance. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | im voraus (beforehand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εκ των προτέρων (aforehand, beforehand, in anticipation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מראש (beforehand, from the beginning), למפרע (ahead, backwards, retroactively, retrospectively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elõre (afore, ahead, along, fore, forth, forward, front, frontwards, onward, onwards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | prima (at first, at the outset, back, before, beforehand, earlier, first, first night, first of all, firstly, formerly, once, premiere, previously, sooner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 事前 (beforehand, prior), 予め (beforehand, previously), 前以て (beforehand, previously), 前もって (beforehand, previously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | まえもって (beforehand, previously), あらかじめ (beforehand, previously), じぜ" (beforehand, charity, philanthropy, prior, second best). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay advanceay com antecedência, antecipadamente (beforehand, ere), adiantado (advanced, ahead, far gone, fast, forward, up). (various references) anticipat (advance, anticipated, anticipatory, beforehand, prevenient), înainte (afore, ahead, along, before, beforehand, fore, formerly, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward). (various references) заранее (beforehand, previously). (various references) unapred (advance: in advance, beforehand, forwards, onward). (various references) por adelantado (beforehand), con anticipación (early), anticipado (advanced, anticipatory, early). (various references) i förväg (ahead, beforehand, previously), i förskott, på förhand (beforehand), framom (ahead, ahead of). (various references) peşin olarak (beforehand, down, in anticipation), önde (ahead, ahead of, before, up, upfront), önceden (afore, aforetime, ahead, already, before now, beforehand, beforetime, ere now, erstwhile, formerly, heretofore, in anticipation, onetime, pre-, previously), önce (above, afore, ago, ante, ante-, back, before, early, ere, first, firstly, pre-, prior, prior to, pro-). (various references) наперед (beforehand, forward), заздалегідь (a priory, aforehand, beforehand, betimes, in good time, previously), авансом. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old English | 450-1100 | foran to. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-i-n-n-v" | |
-2 letters: advance, vanadic. | |
-3 letters: acedia, advice, canine, canned, cannie, encina, invade, navaid, vanned. | |
-4 letters: acned, aecia, avian, caned, canid, canna, caved, cavie, dance, daven, divan, inane, inned, naevi, naiad, naive, nance, nicad, vanda, vaned, venin, viand, viced, vinca, vined. | |
-5 letters: aced, acid, acne, aide, anna, avid, cade, cadi, caid, cain, cane, cave, cedi, cine, dace. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-e-i-n-n-v" | |
+3 letters: nonactivated, unvaccinated. | |
+5 letters: nonradioactive. | |
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