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Definitions

down the road

ADJECTIVE

eventual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conditional consequent inevitable possible prospective ultimate

WEAK

closing contingent dependent down the pike ending endmost ensuing final hindmost in the cards indirect last later latter overall resulting secondary succeeding terminal ulterior vicarious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning unlikely

WEAK

past

ADJECTIVE

future

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eventual forthcoming imminent impending planned prospective subsequent ultimate

STRONG

approaching coming final inevitable unfolding

WEAK

booked budgeted close at hand coming up destined down the line down the pike fated from here in from here on from here to eternity from now on in in the cards in the course of time in the offing just around the corner later likely looked toward near next scheduled to-be ulterior unborn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant later past

ADVERB

later

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterward again next subsequently thereafter

STRONG

after

WEAK

at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line in a while in time infra later on latterly more recent succeeding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

WEAK

before

ADVERB

presently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike in a minute in a moment in a short time now nowadays pretty soon today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

ADVERB

ulteriorly

Synonyms

WEAK

after after a while afterward afterwards again at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line in a while in time infra later on latterly more recent next subsequently succeeding thereafter

Example Sentences

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"If you have high cholesterol, it doesn't mean that you will have a heart attack soon. But it's time to take drugs to lower your cholesterol levels to prevent that heart attack from happening down the road. NU-9 could play a similar role. If someone has a biomarker signaling Alzheimer's disease, then they could start taking NU-9 before symptoms appear."

From Science Daily

He hoped two weeks would make the issue go away, but if it didn’t, he just kicked the can down the road again, saying he needed another couple of weeks and then he’d have the answers.

From Salon

Ms. Stefanik is 41 years old, so she could revive her career down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal

A photo shared widely online showed lifeguard Jackson Doolan running barefoot down the road from a neighbouring beach towards the Bondi shooting, carrying a defibrillator to help victims.

From Barron's

More likely is that Thursday’s gains eventually fade, timelines for fusion technology get stretched out, costs rise, profits prove elusive, and capital gets harder to raise down the road.

From Barron's

down the road

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