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come before(verb, phrasal verb)
4
go before(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
come first(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
go in advance(verb, idiom, lead, head)
2
have a head start(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
head up(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
in space(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
light the way(idiom, lead, head, anticipate)
2
pave the way(verb, idiom, lead, head)
2
ring in(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
run ahead(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
2
take precedence(verb, lead, head, anticipate)
1
date back(verb, phrasal verb, cause, occur)
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make a date
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set the date
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ahead of time
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beat somebody to it(idiom, delay, forestall)
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beat someone to it(idiom, delay, forestall)
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date from before(verb, idiom, accelerate, predate)
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date in advance
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