This is the 715th most frequent Finnish word.
edellä
"Edellä" means "ahead" or "in front."
In this sentence, 'edellä' means 'ahead' in terms of progress or advancement compared to others.
Hän on askeleen edellä kilpailijoitaan.
He is one step ahead of his competitors.
Here, 'edellä' indicates a physical position ahead of someone in space.
Kävelimme polulla niin, että hän oli aina hieman edelläni.
We walked on the path so that he was always slightly ahead of me.
In this context, 'edellä' conveys being superior or exceeding compared to a standard or expectation.