future
Collocations
21(noun.) time that will come after the present
ADJ
foreseeable, immediate, near, not-too-distant
The company plans to hire more staff in the immediate future to meet growing demand.
distant, remote
VERB + FUTURE
look to, plan for
We need to plan for the future by saving money now while we have steady jobs.
foretell, look into, predict
FUTURE + VERB
bring (sb), hold
No one knows what challenges the next year might bring for our small business.
PREP
for the ~
She is saving money for the future and hopes to buy a house.
in (the) ~
Technology will play an even bigger role in the future of education.
of the ~
Young athletes who dream of the future often start training in their early teens.
PHRASES
a vision for/of the future
The young entrepreneur shared her vision of the future with excited investors at the conference.
(noun.) what will happen to sb/sth
ADJ
bright, great, promising, rosy, secure
She felt excited about her bright future after graduating from university.
bleak, dire, gloomy, grim, uncertain
Without a job offer, she faced a gloomy future and worried constantly about paying rent.
long-term | economic, financial, political
VERB + FUTURE
face, have
After graduating, she had a bright future ahead of her in medicine.
determine, shape
Good education can shape a child's future in important ways.
forecast, predict, see
consider, ponder (on)
Maria is pondering her future after graduating from university next month.
invest in
He spent his savings to invest in his future and started his own business.
PREP
~ as
He decided to study engineering because he saw a bright future as a software developer.
~ in
She decided there was no future in working for a company that didn't value her talents.
PHRASES
a question mark over the future of sb/sth
There's a question mark over the future of the project now that the funding has fallen through.