run ahead
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
run ahead (third-person singular simple present runs ahead, present participle running ahead, simple past ran ahead, past participle run ahead)
- (of a train) To use sidings to pass a different train.
- To proceed beyond peers or beyond some limit.
- The culture has run ahead of what people are comfortable with.
- (software, transitive) To execute (code) in advance, anticipating a likely upcoming need for the result.
Derived terms[edit]
- runahead (noun)