('US') an 'advance man/woman/team' [=a man, woman, or group whose job is to go to a place and make preparations for someone (such as a politician or an entertainer) who is coming to visit that place at a later time]
There were more 'advancers' [=stocks that increased in value] than decliners in the stock market yesterday.
They began to make preparations several days 'in advance of' [='before, ahead of'] her arrival.
(..) to be alive. He attempted to jump a Jet Ski from a lake... into a swimming pool and impaled his crotch on an iron gate. But thanks to recent advances in stem cell research... and the fine work of Doctors Krinski and Altschuler... Clevon should regain full reproductive function. (..)2006 Idiocracy