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getting ahead
vb. (present participle of get ahead English)
Usage examples of "getting ahead".
Muller (with whom he was not on terms) and address him thus: 'I was getting ahead of you, now you are getting ahead of me, and I ask you to forego your profit.
Since I came to work for you, I've seen how a lot of personal values get lost when it comes to getting ahead.