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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.