ran ahead
Took the lead
Ran ahead is the past tense of run ahead, meaning to move faster than others in the same direction, arriving first or gaining distance: She ran ahead to warn them.
Figuratively, it describes getting in front of a process or schedule: The project ran ahead of its timeline.
To run ahead of oneself is to act prematurely or get carried away.
- pioneeredOriginated or developed first
- ledGuided or commanded
- out in frontIn first position
- trailblazedCreated a new path
- sprintedRan at top speed
took the lead · running · outpaced · dashed · spearheaded · advanced · progressed · preempted · preceded · bolted · guided · overtook · surged · broke away · championed · galloped · hurried · directed
ran aheadlagged behind
Fell further back
fell behind · trailed behind · dropped back · ran behind · fell back
ran aheadslowed down
Reduced velocity
lost ground · fell behind · fell back · faded · lagged
ran, ahead, runner, runners, head, heads, headed, heading, headway