| pioneer(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage) |
| take precedence(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate) |
| usher in(verb, expression, foreshow, preexist) |
| announce(foreshow, preexist) |
| be ahead of(verb, lead, head, anticipate, foreshow) |
| foredate |
| go ahead |
| harbinger(verb, lead, head, anticipate, foreshow) |
| have a head start(expression, idiom, lead, head, anticipate) |
| head(verb, lead, anticipate, presage, herald) |
| in space(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate) |
| kick off(expression, foreshow, preexist) |
| lead off(expression, foreshow, preexist) |
| light the way(expression, idiom, lead, head, anticipate) |
| pave the way(verb, expression, idiom, lead, head) |
| preface(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage) |
| ring in(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate) |
| run ahead(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate) |
| scout(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage) |
| ago |