look ahead
phrasal verb
looked ahead; looking ahead; looks ahead
: to think about what will happen in the future
The past year has been successful and, looking ahead, we expect to do even better in the coming months.
—often + toLooking ahead to next year, we expect to be even more successful.
Examples of look ahead in a Sentence
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As Paris looks ahead to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, organizers still have challenges ahead.
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Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Even before the verdict had been delivered, Trump and his team were looking ahead to the next major judgment to be cast on him: the 2024 election.
—Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
The player looked ahead that number of spaces on the map.
—Matthew Wynn Sivils, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Welcome to the first installment of a Hotline series looking ahead to the Big 12 race — a race with 16 teams, no divisions and plenty of parity.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
With nothing to look forward to as the rest of the college basketball world celebrates its signature month, Maryland can only look ahead to a promising but hazy 2024-2025 season.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Here are takeaways from the spring sales — and a periscope look ahead at the biggest trends emerging in the art market.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
After months of tension, looking ahead to summer At UW-Milwaukee, the crowd of at least 50 who gathered for Shabbat ranged in age from toddlers to retirees and ran the gamut from Orthodox to Reform.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Looking at the album now, and looking ahead to the 2025 Grammy Awards, Nicholas Rice, a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, highlights why Beyoncé deserves to take home the coveted album of the year honor for Cowboy Carter.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
Even before the verdict had been delivered, Trump and his team were looking ahead to the next major judgment to be cast on him: the 2024 election.
—Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
The player looked ahead that number of spaces on the map.
—Matthew Wynn Sivils, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
Welcome to the first installment of a Hotline series looking ahead to the Big 12 race — a race with 16 teams, no divisions and plenty of parity.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
With nothing to look forward to as the rest of the college basketball world celebrates its signature month, Maryland can only look ahead to a promising but hazy 2024-2025 season.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Here are takeaways from the spring sales — and a periscope look ahead at the biggest trends emerging in the art market.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
After months of tension, looking ahead to summer At UW-Milwaukee, the crowd of at least 50 who gathered for Shabbat ranged in age from toddlers to retirees and ran the gamut from Orthodox to Reform.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Looking at the album now, and looking ahead to the 2025 Grammy Awards, Nicholas Rice, a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, highlights why Beyoncé deserves to take home the coveted album of the year honor for Cowboy Carter.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Look ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20ahead. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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