look ahead

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to think about or plan for what may happen in the future.

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   look ahead / look ahead to something

   Usage: Use look ahead without a direct object. A future event may follow to: look ahead to retirement. This is planning, not a literal viewing direction.

   The committee needs to look ahead before deciding where to build the new school.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The committee needs to look ahead before deciding where to build the new school.

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