advance or advanced
Advance means bring forwards or made to go on by promoting or accelerating the the growth or progress of something or an option.
"The top two challengers advance to the next round."
Advanced is the past tense of the word, advance. It entails having moved forwards in time or space - in a late stage of development beyond an initial state.
"US houses the most advanced of military weapons in the world."
‘Advance’ can be used in several ways. As a noun, it means a thing you get ahead of schedule.
“Tom got an advance on his salary because he had several unexpected expenses.”
As an adjective, it has a similar meaning.
“The new advance warning system for tsunamis will save many lives.”
You also see it in the time expression ‘in advance’. “Kara likes to buy movie tickets in advance to avoid standing in line.”
Advanced is an adjective that means ahead of the rest in development or progress.
“Because of its advanced features, the new iPhone is very expensive.”
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