The word 提前 is formed by combining two characters: 提, which means "to lift" or "to raise", and 前, which means "ahead" or "before". Conceptually, the character 提 suggests the action of moving or bringing something forward, while 前 provides the directional or temporal sense of "front" or "earlier". Together, they synthetically create the meaning "to advance in timing" or "to move something to an earlier point", effectively visualizing the act of lifting a scheduled event or action forward on a timeline.