look ahead        
phrasal verb with look verb uk/lʊk/ us/lʊk/
C2 朝前看,展望未来,作长远打算
to think about what will happen in the future and plan for these events
  We are trying to look ahead and see what our options are. 我们想作些长远打算,看看我们都有哪些选择。 
 - More examples
 - I'm trying not to look ahead to what will happen when he dies.
 - Meteorologists are trying to look ahead to plan.
 - We need to look ahead to decide how to expand our business.
 - The house is big enough for us now, but we're looking ahead.
 - They never seem to look ahead.