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

With the college football regular season wrapping up on Saturday, teams across the sport are already looking ahead to next year, and Sunday brought a flurry of head coaching hires. —Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

Franco Sovilla, who owns a historic bookshop in Cortina, is looking ahead to the potential long-term benefits. —Reuters 6 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

Plus, the Awards Circuit Roundtable dives into Thanksgiving plans, previews the Gotham Awards and looks ahead to the early precursors that kick off Oscar season. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Fornaro continued, looking ahead to next weekend’s rematch at Gillette. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for look ahead

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