Usually means: Gain advantage or lead early.
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  1. pull ahead: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pull ahead: Merriam-Webster
  3. pull ahead: Vocabulary.com
  4. pull ahead: Wiktionary
  5. pull ahead: Dictionary.com
  6. pull ahead: Rhymezone
  7. pull ahead: FreeDictionary.org
  8. pull ahead: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. pull ahead: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pull ahead)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).

Similar:
gain on, pull away, jockey for position, press ahead, gain, have the best of it, pip to the post, get a leg up, shoo in, get a run on, more...

Opposite:
fall behind, lag behind, trail behind

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Similar:
gain on, pull away, jockey for position, press ahead, gain, have the best of it, pip to the post, get a leg up, shoo in, get a run on, more...

Opposite:
fall behind, lag behind, trail behind



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