3
anticipate(verb, act, delay, forestall)
2
antedate(delay, forestall)
2
precede(delay, forestall)
1
announce
1
antecede
1
beforehand
1
bespeak
1
forerun
1
foresee
1
go before
1
herald
1
predate
1
proclaim
1
steal
1
usher in
0
apprehend(delay, forestall)
0
be one step ahead of(delay, forestall)
0
beat somebody to it(expression, idiom, delay, forestall)
0
beat someone to it(expression, idiom, delay, forestall)
0
block(delay, forestall)
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