Idiom
pull ahead
Meaning
To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The runner began to pull ahead of the others.”
“Our team started slowly, but we managed to pull ahead during the final minutes of the game.”
“As the market shifted in their favor, the small startup began to pull ahead of its larger, more established competitors.”
Examples
simple
“The runner began to pull ahead of the others.”
contextual
“Our team started slowly, but we managed to pull ahead during the final minutes of the game.”
complex
“As the market shifted in their favor, the small startup began to pull ahead of its larger, more established competitors.”
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