up ahead
In the distance
Up ahead indicates a position in front of the current location, typically along a path or direction of travel: There's a gas station up ahead, I could see trouble up ahead.
The phrase often implies something visible or approaching in the near future, whether literal or figurative: Up ahead, things look promising for the company.
- forwardOnward in direction
- onwardToward what lies ahead
- distantFar away or aloof
- in the distanceFar away, visible
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
future · coming · coming up · approaching · beyond · yonder · farther · path · clear path · road · journey · destination · stretch · vista · looming · waiting · next · soon
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- prepositionsabove, about, across, after, along
up aheadbehind
At the rear
to the rear · astern · back · trailing · rearward
up aheadin the past
Previously occurred
back then · in hindsight · previously · long gone · earlier
ahead, head, heads, headed, heading, headway, overhead, headlong, upped