forerun

verb (used with object), fore·ran, fore·run, fore·run·ning.

1. to run in front of; come before; precede.
2. to be the precursor or harbinger of; prefigure.
3. to anticipate or foretell.
4. to forestall.
5. to outrun or outstrip.

verb -runs, -running, -ran or -run (tr)

1. to serve as a herald for
2. to go before; precede
3. to prevent or forestall