think ahead

idiom

: to prepare for a future event or situation by thinking about what might happen

We should have thought ahead and brought an umbrella.

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Help your child think ahead Many middle schools will allow your child the option of choosing a different elective every year. —Jennifer O'Donnell, Parents, 18 July 2024

So think ahead, and consider carting up luxe pieces for Mother’s Day gifts and early graduation gifts while they’re heavily discounted. —Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2024

String cheese and bananas may prove a distraction for those who did not think ahead like you — and cause a workplace coup. —Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023

Divorces peak in January, as people emerge from the holidays, set resolutions, or think ahead to next year’s tax return. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024