looks ahead to
Expects with interest
Looks ahead to means to anticipate or direct attention toward something in the future.
The phrase suggests mental preparation or expectation: The report looks ahead to challenges facing the industry in 2030.
It often appears in journalism and analysis when previewing upcoming events or considering future implications: As she looks ahead to retirement, she's been downsizing.
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
- down the roadAt a future point
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- crystal ballFortune-teller's viewing sphere
- prospectiveExpected in the future
predictive · prescience · forethought · premonition · what's next · expectation · envisioning · big picture · strategy · game plan · five-year plan · forecasting · projection · scheduling · hope · organization · readiness · groundwork
looks ahead tolives in the past
Fixated on earlier times
recalls · remembers · revisits · recollects · commemorates
look, looks, looked, looking, looker, outlook, overlook, overlooks, overlooked