look ahead

verb — 2 senses

look ahead

verb
1

To consider the future, to anticipate future events.

  • You should forget the past and look ahead.
  • He will need to look ahead a few years if he wants to make solid and realistic plans for his business.
2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ahead: to look in front of oneself.

Derived terms
lookahead

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