plan ahead

verb

To schedule or plan extensively for problems before it is needed; to come up with solutions before problems occur; to prepare for future situations.

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Meanings

verbplan ahead (third-person singular simple present plans ahead, present participle planning ahead, simple past and past participle planned ahead)

present singular third person plans ahead · participle present planning ahead · participle past planned ahead · past planned ahead

  1. intransitiveTo schedule or plan extensively for problems before it is needed; to come up with solutions before problems occur; to prepare for future situations.
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APA

plan ahead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20ahead

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“plan ahead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20ahead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plan ahead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plan%20ahead.

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