The word "ahead" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it in various contexts to mean "in front" or "in advance" of a person or thing. For example, "The race car driver was far ahead of the rest of the pack.".
The order book was down slightly at £3.6bn from the last update in June but well ahead of the £3.3bn reported this time last year.
Thank you for your extraordinary service to our country, and best wishes for continued success in the important endeavors that lie ahead for our country and our Agency.
Alexander made clear the Liberal Democrats' deep unease at the prime minister's plan when he warned of the dangers posed by those who "put anti-European ideology ahead of our national interest".
But what it was actually doing was putting the dealers' interest in no oversight ahead of the public's interest in a fair marketplace.
Overall, the speech reflected the Liberal Democrats typically positive attitude to the challenges that lie ahead.
For Tsipras, the youngest leader to hold high office in modern times, what lies ahead is a litany of choices with potentially explosive effect.
It's only the first couple of weeks of 2015, but the year may as well be over: with the 2016 presidential and congressional elections looming, Republicans are pushing full steam ahead on economy and jobs in an attempt to improve their chances at capturing the White House next year.
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia