How to Use ahead of schedule in a Sentence

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  • The project will now be finished five months ahead of schedule.
    Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Truth is, the Gators appear to be ahead of schedule but still face many questions.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The right tackle is ahead of schedule in his return from ACL surgery.
    Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • At that time, GM told the Free Press, the company was ahead of schedule in its hiring.
    Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022
  • However, Redditors found the clip and shared the YouTube link with the world ahead of schedule.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The cash will also allow Denver Water to finish the project one-and-a-half years ahead of schedule.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Howell said that project is ahead of schedule with the studio ready to start shooting TV series and films this June on 43 acres.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The first is due for delivery in January, months ahead of schedule.
    Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Bell said that Votto is way ahead of schedule while noting that Votto’s injury sometimes takes a full year to come back from.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The assistant coach who has turned into Ohio State’s reliable closer the last two cycles is now ahead of schedule in 2023.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 10 July 2022
  • So much so that last month, California met its goal of having more than 1.5 million clean vehicles on the road two years ahead of schedule.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Jennifer Garner is wearing a white blazer ahead of schedule.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Every teacher knows a teacher who left the profession ahead of schedule, or a promising prospective teacher who chose not to enter the field at all.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Nothing is quite as hard to believe as a promise of anything ahead of schedule, so entertain this at your peril: The Rangers appear to be pretty good.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • With so much interest in the bride's wedding gown, designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel prepared a second dress in the event that the original was leaked ahead of schedule.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This season has played out more the way most people thought last season would unfold, but instead the Warriors went and won another championship ahead of schedule.
    Sporting Green Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Frankie ended up making her debut ahead of schedule, arriving on Jan. 24.
    Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Under that arrangement, Wesson was to supposed to serve until Dec. 31 — or step down ahead of schedule if the charges against Ridley-Thomas were dropped or he was acquitted.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Deutsche Bank's decision to pay back the bond ahead of schedule was pre-planned and not a reaction to recent market developments, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And warmer winters have real consequences: Vegetation, including spring leaves on trees, is blooming days and weeks ahead of schedule in some parts of the country.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • And externally, pundits and fans alike loudly wonder just how a club arrived so far ahead of schedule, with such a limitless future ahead.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022
  • President Biden isn’t afraid of running against Donald Trump next year, but fellow Democrats appear to have spooked him into announcing his re-election bid ahead of schedule.
    wsj.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • On Monday, however, the hospital said the emergency department had reopened a day ahead of schedule.
    Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • That last time is infamously recognized as the ceremony where the final award was presented ahead of schedule, causing the show to end 20 minutes early.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • El Alfy graduated high school early and opted to come to college ahead of schedule to help herself acclimate to a new environment.
    Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Demolition of San Diego Stadium was done one year ahead of schedule, which enabled grading and other site preparation to begin earlier on the eastern part of the property.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • After an investigation into the issue, it was revealed that a malfunctioning fuel pump filter had caused an engine to overheat and end its thrust ahead of schedule.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Residents joke darkly that the lockdown has helped capitalist Shanghai achieve common prosperity a decade ahead of schedule, because rich and poor alike struggle to get basic necessities like food and health care.
    Yi-Ling Liu, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • All of Yosemite Valley is reopening Sunday ahead of schedule after flood worries failed to materialize, according to park officials.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Two years ahead of schedule, the state has surpassed 1.5 million new zero-emission vehicle sales, though affordability and charging infrastructure issues remain.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2023

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