lie ahead

idiom

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

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But the personalities have meshed quite well and there is the possibility that better days lie ahead. Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 Then launch into a discussion about the positive opportunities that lie ahead for the company. Michael Timmes, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024 In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Analysts Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2024 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates what may lie ahead in 2025. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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