in advance

in advance (of something)

1 before the time that is expected; before something happens

a week/month/year in advance

The rent is due one month in advance.

Thanks in advance for your help.

We try to plan well in advance.

It would have helped to know in advance that you were coming.

(formal) The fee is payable in advance.

(formal) People were evacuated from the coastal regions in advance of the hurricane.

​2 more developed than somebody/something else

Galileo's ideas were well in advance of the age in which he lived.

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