set ahead

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Definition

Verb: * To move the time on a clock or watch to a later hour; to adjust a timepiece forward.

Usage

This verb is used specifically for the action of changing the time displayed on a clock or watch to a future time. It is the opposite of "set back." This action is commonly done to observe Daylight Saving Time or when traveling eastward across time zones.

Examples
  • Basic Usage:
    • Don't forget to set your clocks ahead by one hour tonight for Daylight Saving Time.
    • When we fly to London, we will need to set our watches ahead five hours.
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase can be used figuratively to mean to reschedule an event to an earlier date or time.
    • Due to the speaker's availability, the meeting has been set ahead to Thursday.
Variants and Related Words
  • Advance (verb): A more general synonym meaning to move something forward in time or position. (e.g., )
  • Set forward (verb phrase): A less common but synonymous phrase for adjusting a clock forward.
Synonyms
  • Advance
  • Move forward
Antonyms
  • Set back
  • Turn back
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Set forward: (See Variants and Related Words).
Verb
  1. move forward
    • we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward

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