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

As the victims’ families begin to look ahead, Kohberger, who is serving four consecutive life sentences, resurfaced the case. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The moves come as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision, due Wednesday. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026

With the race fresh in our minds, The Athletic’s cycling squad convened to review this year’s race and look ahead to next year’s edition. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026

The summer heat still is on, but CBS is looking ahead to the fall TV season. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for look ahead

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