look ahead

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 + to
Looking ahead to next year, we expect to be even more successful.

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Instead, the horror maestros spent Friday night looking ahead at what’s next, unveiling Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s upcoming slate of films during the 90-minute presentation at New York Comic Con. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Turnstile is also looking ahead to 2027, having been announced as one of the headliners for the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona in early June as well as the twin German festivals Rock Im Park and Rock Am Ring. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026 Beauty is a given at Ginori, but there must also be a contemporary story that looks ahead. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 That means looking ahead to the forces that are reshaping entertainment and finding ways to harness them to expand what’s possible – for creators, for audiences and for the business itself. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look ahead

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“Look ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20ahead. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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