to continue without being distracted; to keep going / (figuratively, by extension) to proceed; to make or signify progress / (figuratively, by extension) to go on to something else

A form of billet reading in which the supposedly clairvoyant performer is covertly given information about one of the concealed messages beforehand, and then remains one step ahead while "predicting" the rest of the messages.

(idiomatic) Performing better than others.

Prior to a deadline.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of set ahead

(transitive) To move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.

present participle of set ahead

(nautical, military) A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding one after another and the trailing ships following behind the lead ship on the same path.

(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field.

(usually nautical) A command to move forward at maximum speed.