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[ahead of the
game] {adv. or adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. In a position of advantage; winning (as
in a game or contest); ahead (as by making money or profit); making it easier to
win or succeed.
The time you spend studying when you are in school will put
you ahead of the game in college.
After Tom sold his papers, he was $5 ahead
of the game.
2. Early; too soon; beforehand.
When Ralph came to school an hour
early, the janitor said, "You're ahead of the game."
John studies his lessons
only one day early; if he gets too far ahead of the game, he forgets what he
read.
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