the opposite to postpone / delay

[emily wong]

It seems that there are many words to express that something happens behind of the fixed time, like

The meeting is postponed / delayed.

But, it doesn't seem like that we have any word that says something happens before the fixed time, does it? Please correct me with examples, if I am wrong here. Thanks!

Emily

[tom slocombe]

Hi, you can say ---- the meeting has been brought forward to -----

This means before the time that had been arranged.

Tom

[englishstudent]

How about using "advanced"?
The meeting has been advanced to .....

[tom slocombe]

Hi,advanced is not a bad suggestion but it is not what people would say.

Brought forward is the correct term .

[englishstudent]

Hi,advanced is not a bad suggestion but it is not what people would say.
Brought forward is the correct term .

OK. Thank you. :)

[Eternal_AJ]

Hey,
advanced is the correct dictionary term for the opposite of postpone. However, here in India we used prepone, which is not a legit English word, however the Harvard University has recognised this as a handy word.

[tom slocombe]

hi, advanced would not usually be used for an event or meeting. If you look up bring forward in a good english dictionary you will see this .

context is everything

[Vlad_the_Inhaler]

Hey,
advanced is the correct dictionary term for the opposite of postpone. However, here in India we used prepone, which is not a legit English word, however the Harvard University has recognised this as a handy word.

Bring forward is better in the UK and I disagree with the dictionary.
I think prepone is legit. These people agree:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/drgw004.html

[tom slocombe]

Hi, I`ve never heard prepone used in the UK.

With vocabulary you need to look at collocation , context and usage