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English phrases for the future

19 phrases from the lesson “What's Next?”.

• what does the future holdwhat will happen in the future (uncertain)
• read the writing on the wallto notice clear signs that something is about to happen
• sooner or latereventually, at some point
• in the pipelinebeing planned or developed, but not yet finished or announced
• time will tellthe truth or result will only become clear in the future
• before you know itvery soon; quicker than expected
• in the near futurefairly soon
• up in the airnot yet decided; uncertain
• a sign of things to comean early indication of what will happen later
• see how things goto wait and observe before making a firm decision
• it's only a matter of timeused to say something is certain to happen eventually, even if you don't know exactly when
• on the cardslikely to happen; being considered as a possibility
• before longsoon; within a short time
• as things standbased on the current situation, which might change
• a leap into the unknowna decision or action whose outcome you can't predict, often risky
• brace yourself for somethingto prepare yourself mentally for something difficult or unpleasant
• what the future holdswhat will happen in the future, often used when this is uncertain
• sooner rather than latervery soon, without unnecessary delay
• the writing is on the wallthere are clear signs that something, usually bad, is going to happen