lie ahead

idiom

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

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Challenges ahead Many challenges lie ahead, starting with whether this is really the end of the conflict, according to Amr. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025 Epidemiologists study flu activity in the Southern Hemisphere, which has opposite seasons than the United States, to predict what could lie ahead with seasonal virus outbreaks in the United States, Blocher-Smith said. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Lots of important and expensive decisions lie ahead, but this surprising trade feels like further confirmation that the Browns and general manager Andrew Berry are looking to the future. The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 More debates over the best use of the region’s land could lie ahead. Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 8 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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