提前
tíqián
to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
In a story
“手册。”周洋说，“按照上面写的，请假需要提前三天申请。”“The handbook,” said Zhou Yang. “According to what it says here, leave needs to be applied for three days in advance.”新来的 · The New Hire · HSK 3
Grammar with 提前
为的是
为的是 — the aim being to
⋯⋯，以⋯⋯
⋯⋯，以⋯⋯ — in order to (formal)
倘若/若⋯⋯，⋯⋯
倘若/若⋯⋯，⋯⋯ — if (formal)
这样一来
这样一来 — this way; as a result
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