what now
Seeking next steps
What now is an expression asking what should happen next, often with a note of frustration, uncertainty, or resignation.
It appears when circumstances have changed or a plan has failed: The car won't start—what now?
It can also express exasperation at yet another interruption or complication: What now? she sighed, hearing the doorbell again.
- nextImmediately following in sequence
- stuckUnable to move
- dead endPassage without outlet
- confusedUnable to understand
- at a lossPerplexed, without direction
uncertain · crossroads · fork in the road · pause · hesitation · limbo · lost · bewildered · deer in headlights · standstill · impasse · back to square one · turning point · aftermath · silence · blank · waiting · decision
what nowclear path
Unobstructed way forward
game plan · problem solved · next steps · roadmap · no problem
what nowproblem solved
resolution · eureka · got it · done deal · case closed
what nowno problem
Casual acceptance or dismissal
easy · bring it on · I'm ready · let's do this · confidence