in advance 正在前进中
例: The army is in advance. 军队工向前推进。
而ahead 则是: 在前面 或是 领先。
例: Traffic ahead is very heavy. 前面的交通很挤逼
He is ahead of the others. 他正领先了其它各人。
in advance 是发生在某事之前,提前,预先的意思
eg .Book tickets 10 days in advance.
ahead 也有提前,事先,预先的意思,相当于 in advance 用法如下:
I cook rice two or three hours ahead.
I think we can finish the work ahead of time.