keep one jump ahead

To gain an advantageous position (over another person or an impending occurrence) by being proactive. I'm studying hard to keep one jump ahead of Christine, who is my main competition for valedictorian. I'm going to leave early and take the side streets so I can keep one jump ahead of the traffic.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Debora	-	Italian, German, Dutch
EdmÉE	-	French (Rare)
Jayne	[dʒein]
Cavan	-	English
Goliath	gə-LIE-əth (English)	Biblical
Dionisio	dyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian