anticipar

anticipar
vtr u (adelantar un suceso) to bring forward: no anticipemos acontecimientos, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it u (adelantar un pago) to pay in advance
n anticiparse vr u (adelantarse) to beat sb to it: iba a invitarle a cenar, pero Alicia se me anticipó, I was going to invite him to dinner, but Alice beat me to it u (llegar antes de lo previsto) to arrive early u fig a. a su tiempo, to be ahead of one’s time.