edge ahead

Frequency: 3.52.1 per million words

to move forward slowly or gain a slight advantage

aheadVERB + ahead

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Examples (10)

  • In the final lap, the red car began to edge ahead of the blue one.
  • Our company is starting to edge ahead of its main competitor in market share.
  • The latest polls show the incumbent candidate starting to edge ahead.
  • With their new processor, they managed to edge ahead in performance benchmarks.
  • She studied tirelessly to edge ahead of her classmates in the final exams.
  • It was a close race, but he was able to edge ahead just before the finish line.
  • As the debate continued, her logical arguments helped her edge ahead.
  • We believe this new strategy will help us edge ahead in the coming year.
  • The dark horse began to edge ahead on the outside, surprising everyone.
  • The national economy is slowly starting to edge ahead after a long period of stagnation.