danger ahead

Peril lies forward

Danger ahead is a warning that hazard or risk lies in one's path, literally or figuratively.

On road signs, it alerts drivers to upcoming obstacles.

More broadly, it signals that a current course of action leads to trouble: The budget projections show danger ahead for the company.

Related

road hazard · peril · risk · threat · beware · alert · roadblock · cliff · edge · precipice · point of no return · abyss · stop · detour · treacherous · thin ice · slippery slope · ominous

Categories
Opposites
threat/safety status

danger aheadall clear

Signal danger has passed

safe passage · coast is clear · safe zone · smooth sailing · clear path

path condition/navigability

danger aheadclear path

Unobstructed way forward

open road · unobstructed · free passage · green light · go ahead

recommended action

danger aheadproceed

Move forward, continue

go ahead · full speed ahead · carry on · move forward · all systems go

Family

danger, ahead, dangerous, dangerously, endangerment, endanger, endangered, endangering, head

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G