lie ahead

idiom

: to be in the future
No one knows what lies ahead (of us).

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For others, staying in the field is a commitment to a childhood dream that now borders on a nightmare, in the hopes that better days lie ahead. Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025 The shift in language was interpreted by some economists as a signal that policymakers were becoming more careful about taking interest rates further lower, stoking questions whether a pause to the monetary easing cycle could lie ahead. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025 But the biggest fights lie ahead: The blueprint instructs the House and Senate to craft separate proposals that will eventually need to be reconciled. Riley Beggin, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 The fast-approaching deadline for REAL IDs has many Americans rushing to obtain the important new identification even as travel issues may lie ahead. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lie ahead

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“Lie ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20ahead. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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