Ahead of their own clock

Using ONLY the supplied earnings call transcript and no outside information: On this call, does management state that a CONSEQUENTIAL upcoming milestone for the company is now happening EARLIER or FASTER than the company's OWN previously communicated or previously assumed timeline — that is, management compares progress against the schedule the company itself had set and reports that the schedule has moved in the company's favor, with the milestone now near at hand? Answer YES when management's own words convey, in whatever form fits the business, this ONE phenomenon: a specific, identifiable step that matters to the company's future size or earnings — such as a facility, plant, mine, store rollout, or capacity coming online; a product, program, or service launching or shipping; a ramp reaching its target level; a contract, integration, conversion, or expansion completing; a certification, approval, qualification, or start-up being reached; or a turnaround or build phase finishing — is described as running AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, arriving SOONER THAN PLANNED, being PULLED FORWARD, or progressing FASTER THAN THE COMPANY ITSELF EXPECTED, with the earlier timing presented as management's own current expectation grounded in real progress already made (work completed, stages passed, early output or activity already occurring). The milestone should be near-dated — expected to land within roughly the next year — and management should treat it as consequential to the company's trajectory rather than a minor operational detail. Answer NO if the only "ahead of expectations" language refers to reported financial results beating guidance or consensus, with no operational milestone moving earlier in time. NO if management merely reaffirms that something remains "on track" or "on schedule" without the timing improving. NO if the acceleration is hoped for, targeted, or conditional rather than management's stated current expectation backed by progress already made. NO if the milestone is trivial or routine for this company, or so distant that its arrival falls well beyond the coming year. NO if management is explaining delays, slippage, or a schedule that moved later, even alongside positive spin. NO if the earlier timing is suggested only in an analyst's question or model that management does not itself affirm. Use only the supplied transcript. Answer only YES or NO.