副詞 ahead of time:

1. before the usual time or the time expected
   同義詞：early, too soon

1. I have gotten my work all done ahead of time today, but I'd feel guilty going home while everybody else is still work.
   我今天提早工作都做完了，但是別人都還在工作，我不好意思回家。
2. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien has swept to victory in a federal election called ahead of time, but results still coming in on Tuesday showed a clean split between the Liberal east of the country and the conservative stronghold in the west.
   加拿大總理克瑞強在提前舉行的國會大選中大獲全勝。周二計票結(jié)果顯示，各黨在不同地區(qū)的得票率有明顯區(qū)別，自由黨掌有大部分的東部得票率，而保守黨則是西部。
3. I think the work can be completed ahead of time.
   我認為這項工作能提前完成。
4. A punctual person always finishes everything ahead of time.
   一個守時的人總是把事情提前做好。