advance purchase

Buying tickets early

Advance purchase describes buying something well before the date of use, especially tickets or reservations.

Airlines and hotels offer advance purchase rates or fares at a discount, with the tradeoff being restrictions on changes or cancellations.

Book thirty days ahead for advance purchase savings.

Opposites
timing of purchase

advance purchaseimpulse buy

Unplanned spur-of-the-moment acquisition

impulse purchase · rush order · snap decision

planning vs spontaneity

advance purchaseimpulse purchase

Unplanned buying decision

snap decision

Family

advance, purchase

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G