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set ahead

 
Idioms: set forward
 

Also, set ahead. Turn a clock to a later time, as in For daylight-saving time we set the clocks forward. [1600s]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: move forward; of clocks and watches
  Synonym: advance


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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