look ahead

phrasal 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

The Ohio governor race has started to come into focus as voters look ahead to the 2026 election contests, and a recent poll has shown Democrat hopeful Amy Acton ahead of Republican frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy—if only by a slim margin. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Halloween is over, and some may already be looking ahead to Christmas. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025

Following this announcement, the Revolution will make contract decisions and look ahead to the winter transfer window and the MLS Superdraft before preseason begins in the winter. —Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 5 Nov. 2025

The 10-year Treasury yield fell Tuesday as investors weighed the state of the economy and looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman. —Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for look ahead

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead