Ahead (Git)

What does begin ahead means? Like here:

$ git status

On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 1 commit.
  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)

nothing to commit, working tree clean

• I think that it just means, that locally, you are 'ahead' of what is available in the repository - Just the intuitive meaning of the word
• Why this is mentioned: The longer you wait with pushing your changes, the larger the risk that there will be conflicts with stuff from others.

Sources

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58666838/what-does-git-behind-or-ahead-by-x-commits-really-mean#58667401