lie ahead

idiom

: to be in the future
No one knows what lies ahead (of us).

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So for Zandi, if ADP offers a snapshot of the present, the data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas hints at what may lie ahead. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025 But should Spencer continue to put up prolific performances off the bench, tough decisions may lie ahead for the Warriors. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025 While more testing and scaling lie ahead, the technology marks a significant step toward carbon-negative construction, not just greener building, but building that actively removes carbon from the environment. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 The Browns rarely do, and that’s why hard decisions lie ahead. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie ahead

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“Lie ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20ahead. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.

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