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.

Examples of look ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Following this budget, the Board of Education needs to immediately begin the internal work of optimizing operations of the district by looking ahead to the next fiscal year as soon as possible. — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 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, 10 July 2026

Strong wind was in the forecast for Friday afternoon that could affect scoring, though Scheffler already was looking ahead to his title defense at the British Open next week at Birkdale. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Wall Street, on balance, is looking ahead despite the geopolitical bumps. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for look ahead

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
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• leatherhead
• letterhead