The phrase "ahead of stage" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey a concept related to being in front of or prior to a stage, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "The performers were positioned ahead of stage to engage with the audience before the show began."
Alternatives: "in front of the stage" or "before the stage."
Speaking ahead of stage four of the Tour, Millar said: "It's exciting.
Also: lots of liquids, since many courses are physically demanding, and a long day lay ahead of stage combat, singing, scene study and a class called "Masks".
Georges's team withdrew him from the Giro ahead of stage 11.
The Olympic team pursuit champion trails Boom by 12 seconds ahead of stage five from Exeter to Exmouth.
Should Morocco be confirmed as the tournament hosts later this year, the Fifa Club World Cup could prove a fine dress rehearsal ahead of staging the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
The upstream stages are the stages ahead of the bottleneck stage and the downstream stages are the stages behind the bottleneck stage.
Once its processing is completed on a processor in the first or second stage, a product is transferred directly to either an available processor in the next stage (or another downstream stage depending on the product processing route), or a buffer ahead of that stage when such an intermediate buffer is available.
"I will consider the committee's recommendation very carefully ahead of its stage 2 consideration of the bill".
The status quo among the Schlecks and Evans held on stage 19, though with Voeckler finally falling from the top of the overall classification that gave Andy Schleck the yellow jersey ahead of the stage 20 individual time trial.
Ahead of their main stage appearance, Sheehan told Absolute Radio: "We feel sorry for him you know.
And many foreign families are being sent home ahead of the next stage of Congo's painful quest for democracy.
