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に先さき駆がけてAhead of; leading the way

Noun + に先さき駆がけて says that an action happens ahead of an event, season, group, or wider trend. It often suggests being specially early, taking the lead, or pioneering something.

What it highlights

The noun before に先さき駆がけて supplies the later reference point. That point may be a scheduled launch, an opening, a season, a market, or a group of competitors. The following action occurs first, and the wording presents that timing as noteworthy rather than merely chronological.

Earlier action and pioneering action

The first example is ahead of a scheduled event; the second explicitly claims a lead over peers.

新しん製せい品ひんの正せい式しき発はっ表ぴょうに先さき駆がけて、報ほう道どう関かん係けい者しゃ向むけの説せつ明めい会かいが開ひらかれた。

Ahead of the official announcement of the new product, a briefing was held for the press.

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The official announcement is the later scheduled event.

この市しは全ぜん国こくの他ほかの自じ治ち体たいに先さき駆がけて、公こう用よう車しゃをすべて電でん気き自じ動どう車しゃに切きり替かえた。

This city took the lead over other municipalities nationwide by converting all its official vehicles to electric vehicles.

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With a group as the reference, the expression naturally emphasizes being first or leading the way.

Neutral preparation versus taking the lead

に先さき立だって neutrally places a preparatory action before an event. By contrast, に先さき駆がけて more readily presents the action as notably early, ahead of others, or pioneering.

式しき典てんに先さき立だって、安あん全ぜん確かく認にんを行おこないます。

Before the ceremony, we will conduct a safety check.

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This is ordinary preparation before an event, with no claim of leadership or pioneering.

More examples

映えい画がの全ぜん国こく公こう開かいに先さき駆がけて、主しゅ演えん俳はい優ゆうによる舞ぶ台たい挨あい拶さつが行おこなわれた。

Ahead of the film's nationwide release, the lead actor made a stage appearance.

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春はるの観かん光こうシーズンに先さき駆がけ、駅えき前まえの案あん内ない所じょが改かい装そうされた。

Ahead of the spring tourist season, the information center in front of the station was renovated.

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本ほん学がくは国こく内ないの他た大だい学がくに先さき駆がけて、全ぜん授じゅ業ぎょうの教きょう材ざいをデジタル化かした。

Our university took the lead among domestic universities by digitizing the materials for every course.

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大たい会かいの開かい幕まくに先さき駆がけて、選せん手しゅ村むらが報ほう道どう陣じんに公こう開かいされた。

Ahead of the opening of the tournament, the athletes' village was opened to the press.

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新しん制せい度どの施し行こうに先さき駆がけ、職しょく員いん向むけ研けん修しゅうを実じっ施しします。

Ahead of the implementation of the new system, we will provide training for staff.

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研けん究きゅうチームは世せ界かいに先さき駆がけて、この病びょう気きを早そう期きに発はっ見けんする検けん査さ法ほうを開かい発はつした。

The research team was the first in the world to develop a test for early detection of this disease.

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