This is the 8624th most frequent Portuguese word.
adiantadas
"Adiantadas" means "advanced" or "ahead" in English.
In this sentence, 'adiantadas', referring to 'well advanced', describes the progress or advancement of the roadworks, indicating they are significantly completed.
As obras na rua estão bem adiantadas.
The roadworks are well advanced.
Here, 'adiantadas' means 'early', referring to the children arriving before the expected time.
As crianças chegaram à escola adiantadas.
The children arrived at school early.
In this instance, 'adiantadas' denotes that the tests were distributed earlier than originally planned.