に先駆けて
(Ni sakigake te)
ahead of / before (others).
Connection rules
- +Noun + に先駆けて.
- +Being ahead of / preceding — often with a competitive or innovative nuance.
- +Common in business: 業界に先駆けて ('ahead of the industry'), 世界に先駆けて ('ahead of the world').
Examples
1.
業界に先駆けて、新商品を発売した。

Gyoukai ni sakigake te, shin shouhin o hatsubai shi ta.
Ahead of the industry, we launched the new product.
「ahead of / before (others)」
2.
他社に先駆けて、サービスを開始した。

Tasha ni sakigake te, saabisu o kaishi shi ta.
Ahead of other companies, we started the service.
「ahead of / before (others)」
Practice
Our company succeeded in mass-producing this new material ahead of the rest of the world.
我が社は___。この新素材の量産化に成功した。
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