to come to the front area.

to come before or early, earlier than.

the front portion of anything.

the area or region in front of something.

the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; vanguard.

any sign, circumstance, event that indicates something that is going to happen in future.

a man who leads; a leader.

the state or fact of being previous (to).

that which follows the current one or happens in future; a future event.

the aim, target or object proposed to be attained.

a row or rows of crop that is to be reaped.