0
Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

up ahead

Does 'up ahead' usually mean 'upwards and forwards'?
  

Top answer

Not really. Usually it means that it is a place (or vehicle) you will pass if you keep traveling in the same direction, or something that you are following. Slow down, there's an accident up ahead.

  • Not really.
  • Usually it means that it is a place (or vehicle) you will pass if you keep traveling in the same direction, or something that you are following.
  • Slow down, there's an accident up ahead.
  • That truck up ahead is moving slowly.
  • Change lanes now so you can pass safely.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Not really. Usually it means that it is a place (or vehicle) you will pass if you keep traveling in the same direction, or something that you are following.

Slow down, there's an accident up ahead.
That truck up ahead is moving slowly. Change lanes now so you can pass safely.

Related Questions