look ahead

look ahead
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "look ahead":
present tense I/you/we/they look ahead he/she/it looks ahead present participle looking ahead past tense looked ahead past participle looked ahead
to think about what is likely to happen, or to plan what you are going to do in the future

Looking ahead, I think the company needs to develop some new services.


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