lie ahead

idiom

: to be in the future
No one knows what lies ahead (of us).

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As the business world prepares for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have had ever-greater advancements. Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 If China, for example, decides to undertake and then manages to sustain a costly campaign against Taiwan, the world will have learned something grim about what may lie ahead in the age of depopulation. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 American democracy may eventually recover, but its biggest tests still lie ahead. Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024 Are we focused on the panic of unmet targets or the possibilities that still lie ahead? Laurie Arron, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lie ahead 

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“Lie ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20ahead. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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