go before (?.)
- announce
- antecede
- antedate
- anticipate
- be before
- be early
- be the bellwether
- beacon
- blaze the trail
- break the trail
- come before
- come first
- foreglimpse
- forerun
- foresee
- forestall
- foretaste
- front
- get ahead of
- get before
- go ahead of
- go in advance
- go off half-cocked
- guide
- have priority
- have the start
- head
- head the line
- head the table
- head up
- herald
- introduce
- jump the gun
- kick off
- lap
- lead
- lead off
- lead the dance
- lead the way
- light the way
- outrank
- outstrip
- pace
- pioneer
- precede
- precurse
- predate
- preexist
- proclaim
- rank
- rate
- set the pace
- spearhead
- stand first
- take precedence
- take the lead
- usher in
- win the start
