dead ahead

• Informelle Wendung, die bedeutet, dass sich etwas direkt vor einem, genau in Fahrtrichtung oder unmittelbar auf dem Weg befindet.

An informal phrase meaning directly in front, straight ahead, or immediately in the path of travel or direction.

1. Directly in frontB1informal

   Straight ahead, without any deviation; exactly in the direction one is facing or moving.

   Direkt voraus

   • Look dead ahead and you'll see the lighthouse.
   • The car was coming dead ahead of us.
   • The finish line is dead ahead.

2. Immediately upcomingB2informal

   Referring to something that is about to happen or be encountered very soon.

   Direkt bevorstehend

   • Dead ahead is a major decision for the company.
   • We have a deadline dead ahead, so we need to work faster.
   • Trouble was dead ahead for the unprepared team.