with an eye to
Aiming for eventually
With an eye to means with attention toward or in consideration of some future goal or outcome: She chose her courses with an eye to medical school.
The phrase suggests deliberate planning—making present decisions while keeping a desired result in mind: He saved aggressively, with an eye to early retirement.
Predict future events
- expectConsider likely to occur
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- envisionPicture in thought
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
predict · project · look ahead · plan ahead · contemplate · consider · think ahead · forward-looking
Planned purpose for acting
- goalDesired end result
- aimPurpose or direction
- objectivePurpose or goal
- designPurposeful creative planning
consideration · aspiration · ambition · intent · desire · pursuit · target · motivation
Ability to anticipate futures
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- judiciousHaving sound assessment skills
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
shrewd · discerning · strategic · calculated · measured · careful · thoughtful · deliberate
Arranging things in advance
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- schedulingAssigning times to events
organization · roadmap · framework · blueprint · logistics · timetable · allocation · budgeting
foresee
Predict future events
- expectConsider likely to occur
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- envisionPicture in thought
forecast · predict · project · look ahead · plan ahead · contemplate · consider · think ahead · forward-looking · prospective
intention
Planned purpose for acting
design · consideration · aspiration · ambition · intent · desire · pursuit · target · motivation · direction
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- judiciousHaving sound assessment skills
circumspect · shrewd · discerning · strategic · calculated · measured · careful · thoughtful · deliberate · sensible
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
scheduling · organization · roadmap · framework · blueprint · logistics · timetable · allocation · budgeting · structuring
with an eye toaimlessly
Without direction or intent
purposelessly · randomly · haphazardly · desultorily · by accident
with an eye toin the moment
short-sightedly · myopically · shortsightedly · retrospectively · impulsively
with an eye tospontaneously
Without forethought or preparation
impulsively · on a whim · off the cuff · unreflectively · unthinkingly
with, eyes, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet, eyelid, eyeball, eyebrow