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 + toLooking ahead to next year, we expect to be even more successful.
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Tuesday night, Republicans and Democrats were already looking ahead to November.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
There’s also a creeping fear of missing out as would-be buyers look ahead to the initial public offerings of OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, which are expected to unlock billions of dollars of wealth for employees and investors.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Held during National Inventors Month, America Innovates celebrated the country’s creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship while looking ahead to the next 250 years of progress and discovery.
—Forbeslive, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
There’s also a creeping fear of missing out as would-be buyers look ahead to the initial public offerings of OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, which are expected to unlock billions of dollars of wealth for employees and investors.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Held during National Inventors Month, America Innovates celebrated the country’s creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship while looking ahead to the next 250 years of progress and discovery.
—Forbeslive, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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“Look ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20ahead. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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