0 to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not effective: --
1 to do or say something before someone else does, especially to prevent them doing or saying what they had planned or to prevent their action being effective: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.