| usher in(verb, expression, foreshow, antecede, preexist) |
| announce(foreshow, antecede, preexist) |
| anticipate(verb, lead, rank, head, presage) |
| be ahead of(verb, lead, head, anticipate, foreshow) |
| come before |
| foresee |
| go ahead |
| go ahead of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, stand) |
| harbinger(verb, lead, head, anticipate, foreshow) |
| have a head start(verb, expression, idiom, lead, head) |
| head(verb, lead, rank, anticipate, presage) |
| in space(verb, expression, lead, head, anticipate) |
| kick off(expression, foreshow, antecede, preexist) |
| lap |
| lead off(expression, foreshow, antecede, preexist) |
| pave the way(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, lead) |
| preface(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage) |
| ring in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, lead, head) |
| run ahead(verb, expression, phrasal verb, lead, head) |
| scout(verb, lead, head, anticipate, presage) |