From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpull ahead phrasal verbTTif one vehicle pulls ahead of another, it gets in front of it by moving faster Schumacher pulled ahead of Montoya as the two drivers approached the first corner of the race. → pull→ See Verb table
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pull ahead• But she just couldn't take it when I started pulling ahead.• In the Brut Rose category, California is clearly pulling ahead.• She is busy watching the team pull ahead decisively.• With the finish line in sight, Wallace pulled ahead of the pack and drove to victory.• She is very specifically waiting for Oregon to pull ahead so that she can put in Karen.• I turned around and saw that, out of the dust and the crowd, another car was pulling ahead to join us. 