The phrase "a touch ahead" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something is slightly in front or leading in a particular context, such as time, progress, or competition.
Example: "In the race, she was a touch ahead of her competitors, giving her a slight advantage."
Alternatives: "slightly ahead" or "a bit in front".
That is considerably better than Marks & Spencer and even a touch ahead of Next.
Investec analyst Julian Yates said: Headline sales and EBITDA were a touch ahead of our and consensus forecasts, with the anticipated uptick in second half licences coming through.
Analyst Gideon Adler at Investec said: Rentokil preliminary results are a touch ahead, with organic revenue returning to growth in the fourth quarter.
Stifel analyst Caroline de La Soujeole said: Headline numbers a touch ahead of consensus (2% beat at earnings per share level) with organic sales growth of 5%, return on capital employed stable and cash flow improving.
Running a touch ahead of expectations, its No 1 US opening weekend ($32.5m£19.8m8m) still looks pretty modest beside other recent YA debutants: the first Twilight kicked off with $69.6m, The Hunger Games earned $152.5m and, earlier this year, Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars managed $54.6m and $48m apiece.
It is still just a touch ahead of the day-to-day domestic cume of its 2008 predecessor, sans inflation, but it opened bigger and fell farther from weekend-to-weekend.
Depending on the area, you may need to book several days or several weeks ahead, so if you want to make sure that you get a spot on a boat, get in touch ahead of time.
Have your leftover containers ready to go (leaving out a few for doggie bags is a nice and thoughtful touch) ahead of time.
But an inaccurate cross-kick into touch ahead of Strettle's lunge, an embarrassing juggle, a fumbled miss-pass that eluded Josh Lewsey and another pass thrown behind two of his own players made it look as though Twickenham was being confronted again by the man whose inconsistency it had once seen fit to jeer.
Leading until a few meters remained, Biondi kicked to the wall instead of taking a final stroke, a decision that created enough of an opening for Nesty to touch ahead of him.
But after slowing the game down, Robertson was able to get on the scoreboard in a scrappy 15th and took the last one too with a break of 63 to remain in touch ahead of the final session.
