A / ONE STEP AHEAD (OF SB/STH)

Meaning of A / ONE STEP AHEAD (OF SB/STH) in English

when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STEP — I. ˈstep noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English step, steppe, from Old English stæpe, stepe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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AHEAD — I. əˈhed adverb Etymology: a- (I) + head 1. : in or toward a position in advance set the clock …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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STEP — — stepless , adj. — steplike , adj. /step/ , n. , v. , stepped, stepping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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AHEAD — /euh hed"/ , adv. 1. in or to the front; in advance of; before: Walk ahead of us. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEP — I. ˈstep noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfōn to stamp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AHEAD — adverb or adjective Date: 1596 1. a. : in a forward direction or position : forward b. : in front …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEP — vi walk; passage. 2. step ·vt to set, as the foot. 3. step ·adj to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. …
Webster English vocab
AHEAD — adv headlong; without restraint. 2. ahead ·adv in or to the front; in advance; onward.
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
STEP — [step] n [ME, fr. OE staepe; akin to OHG stapfo step, stampfon to stamp] (bef. 12c) 1: a rest for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEP — / step; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MOVEMENT / SOUND 1. [ C ] the act of lifting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
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AHEAD — / əˈhed; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of ahead in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEP — I. step 1 S2 W1 /step/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæpe ] 1 . MOVEMENT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AHEAD — a ‧ head S1 W2 /əˈhed/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . IN FRONT a short distance in front of someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AHEAD — adv. 1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEP — n. & v. n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AHEAD — adv. 1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1. a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
AHEAD — adv.1 further forward in space or time. 2 in the lead; further advanced (ahead on points). 3 in the line …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
STEP — ( steps, stepping, stepped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AHEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AHEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STEP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bold step ▪ The following year he made a bold step to expand …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AHEAD — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deal goes through/ahead (= it happens as arranged ) ▪ It’s 99% certain that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AHEAD — (IN THE FUTURE) [adverb] - in or into the future; beforeHe couldn't bear to think of the lonely year ahead.You …
Cambridge English vocab
STEP — Synonyms and related words : abdicate, accelerate, accomplished fact, accomplishment, according to, ace, achievement, act, acta, action, activity, ad hoc …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AHEAD — Synonyms and related words : a cut above, above, ahead of time, alee, along, ante, ascendant, before, beforehand, beforetime, betimes, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AHEAD — See: DEAD AHEAD, GET AHEAD.
Slang English vocab
AHEAD — See ↑ FORWARD 1, ↑ FRONT 5, ↑ FUTURE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be ahead • ↑ be streets ahead …
Longman Activator English vocab
STEP — n. 25B6; noun Frank took a step forward : PACE, stride. she heard a step on the stairs : FOOTSTEP, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AHEAD — adv. 25B6; adverb he peered ahead, but could see nothing : FORWARD(S), towards the front, frontwards. he had ridden on …
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STEP — n. 1 movement, move The steps of the dance were very intricate 2 footfall, footstep, tread I think I hear …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AHEAD — adv. 1 at the or in front, in advance, in the lead or vanguard, up ahead, before, to the fore …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AHEAD — See: DEAD AHEAD, GET AHEAD.
Словарь английских идиом
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
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