| English | Russian |
| be ahead of time | забежать вперёд |
| be ahead of time | забегать вперёд |
| do not rash, brother, to be ahead of your father! | не лезь поперёд батьки в пекло |
| do not rash, brother, to be ahead of your father! | поперёд батьки в пекло не лезь |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это ещё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это всё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это присказка, сказка впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| look ahead | заглядывать вперёд |
| look ahead | заглянуть вперёд |
| the worst is ahead | это ещё только цветочки, а ягодки будут впереди (arturmoz) |
