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.

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Speaking at her election night party as votes were still being counted, Stevens looked ahead to the general election and said voters had to be ready to take on Rogers in the fall. — Mike Catalini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Here, The Athletic sums up Barca’s time away — and looks ahead to what comes next. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Now, investors are now looking ahead to Friday’s jobs data and the next batch of corporate earnings. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Infantino could look ahead to his likely reelection coronation next March. — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look ahead

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