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

Treasury yields moved higher on Tuesday as tensions in the Middle East continue to weigh on energy prices and investors look ahead to inflation data due later in the week. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Creator Zoe Lister-Jones stars as Mae, an urbanite at a marital impasse, looking ahead to a future that promises only domestic stagnation. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

From extreme heat, flood warnings and watches to looking ahead at the fall and winter forecasts, here's the latest weather news out of the Atlantic Corridor. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Especially on a 90-degree weekend, fans couldn't help but look ahead to cooler weather and the possibility of October baseball. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for look ahead

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