thinking ahead
Anticipating future needs
Thinking ahead is anticipating future situations and planning accordingly.
It suggests prudent foresight rather than reacting to circumstances as they arise: Thinking ahead, she packed snacks for the long drive.
The phrase often carries approval—someone who thinks ahead avoids preventable problems.
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- game planPredetermined approach to winning
long game · preparation · forethought · scheming · calculating · chess · moves · vision · big picture · future · crystal ball · roadmap · contingency · exit strategy · proactive · forecasting · plotting · brainstorming
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
thinking aheadimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
spontaneity · winging it · flying by the seat of your pants · shooting from the hip · knee-jerk reaction
thinking aheadshortsightedness
Inability to see distance
short-term thinking · recklessness · thoughtlessness · rashness · myopia
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