"keep it ahead" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but it typically means to continue moving forward or making progress. Example: "In order to stay competitive, our company must always be looking for new innovations and strategies to keep it ahead in the market."
But the depth, breadth and geographic spread of I.B.M.'s global operations — which generated $91 billion in sales last year, $47 billion from services — keep it ahead of its competitors for now.
Headstart is trying to constantly refine its algorithms to determine what candidates fit best as those needs at companies change over time, which Shekerdemian hopes will keep it ahead of its competitors.
Sprint is counting on its new 4G phones and markets to keep it ahead of rival Verizon, which plans to introduce its own 4G network--using a different technology called LTE--later this year.
From 2005 to 2014, at a time when gun manufacturing was skyrocketing, the ATF saw its budget increase just 34percentt, barely enough to keep it ahead of inflation and far less than what other law enforcement agencies received.
But with the chain losing its sheen amid tough competition there are fresh attempts to keep it ahead of the game.
What it does need are new products that will keep it ahead of the competition.
Cemex's search for an edge has kept it ahead of competitors, said James L. Heskett, a Harvard Business School professor.
As Bill Raduchel, the chief information officer, puts it: "If you don't understand the modestly parallel scaleable multiprocessing environment, then you might as well leave".Silicon Valley's obsession with "the cool idea" keeps it ahead of the competition.
As we've celebrated the gold rush for British athletes, Team GB's social media efforts have kept it ahead of the pack.
The move keeps it ahead of Uber, who said in September that it would enter 100 new Chinese cities over the next year.
While the iPad has been outselling the Mac for a few quarters now, remarkably, the iPad is now already a bigger business than the Mac overall (the Mac obviously has a much higher average selling price, which had kept it ahead).
