lie ahead

idiom

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

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If Sunday’s no-look pass, 25-yard flick and emerging on-field swagger were signs of what’s to come, good days lie ahead. Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025 More steaks and lots more pizzas lie ahead for Fort Worth in a 2026 that will be dominated by new restaurants in downtown Fort Worth, Southlake and summer specials for the FIFA World Cup. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025 Analyst Erik Woodring said in a recent note that multiple catalysts lie ahead for Western Digital, including the company’s Innovation Bazaar, Investor Day and quarterly earnings early next year. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2025 Seven months in, however, Merz’s government has still been unable to chart a course for economic reform and persuade voters that better days lie ahead. Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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