adelantar

== Spanish == === Etymology === From adelante (“forward”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adelanˈtaɾ/ [a.ð̞e.lãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧de‧lan‧tar === Verb === adelantar (first-person singular present adelanto, first-person singular preterite adelanté, past participle adelantado) (transitive) to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time) (transitive) to pay in advance Synonym: anticipar (transitive) to outstrip, to outrun (intransitive) to make progress Synonym: avanzar (transitive) to overtake, to pass (to pass a more slowly moving object) Synonym: rebasar (transitive) to move up, speed up (to make something happen faster or come sooner) Synonyms: acelerar, apresurar (transitive) to fast forward (e.g. a film or recording) (reflexive) to preempt (reflexive) to anticipate, to forestall (+ a) (reflexive) to get ahead of, to stay ahead of (+ a) (reflexive) to jump the gun, get ahead of oneself (reflexive) to be brought forward ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adelantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025