think ahead

idiom

: to prepare for a future event or situation by thinking about what might happen
We should have thought ahead and brought an umbrella.

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But to mitigate the problem before you get inducted, think ahead. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Forget spring cleaning and think ahead tospring decorating. Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025 In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. Gene Demby, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025 And remember in the Year of the Snake: stay adaptable, think ahead and maneuver elegantly around bottlenecks. Sin To, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for think ahead

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“Think ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20ahead. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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