100 Phrases for Talking About Future Plans

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Aim to	Have as a goal.
2.	Anticipate	Expect something to happen.
3.	Arrange to	Plan and organize to do.
4.	As soon as possible	At the earliest time.
5.	At a later date	Sometime in the future.
6.	At some point	At an unspecified future time.
7.	Be about to	Be on the verge of doing.
8.	Be due to	Be expected or scheduled.
9.	Be going to	Intend to do something.
10.	Be on track to	Progress toward a planned goal.
11.	Be set to	Be ready or likely to happen.
12.	Be slated to	Be scheduled or planned.
13.	Be sure to	Definitely do something.
14.	Be thinking of	Consider doing something.
15.	Be working on	Develop something for the future.
16.	Book in advance	Reserve ahead of time.
17.	Budget for	Plan money for something.
18.	Build toward	Work gradually toward a goal.
19.	Circle back	Return to it later.
20.	Commit to	Promise to do something.
21.	Consider	Think about doing something.
22.	Count on	Expect with confidence.
23.	Cut back	Reduce in the future.
24.	Decide on	Choose as a plan.
25.	Delay	Postpone to a later time.
26.	Do it later	Postpone for another time.
27.	Draft a plan	Write an initial plan.
28.	End up	Finally arrive at an outcome.
29.	Estimate	Make an approximate forecast.
30.	Expect to	Believe something will happen.
31.	Explore options	Look into possible choices.
32.	Figure out	Find a solution or plan.
33.	Finalize	Complete the plan.
34.	Follow up	Check again later.
35.	Forecast	Predict what will happen.
36.	Gear up	Prepare to start soon.
37.	Get around to	Do something eventually.
38.	Get ready	Prepare for what’s next.
39.	Give it a try	Attempt it in the future.
40.	Go ahead with	Proceed with a plan.
41.	Go for it	Decide to proceed.
42.	Have in mind	Plan or intend.
43.	Have plans to	Intend to do something.
44.	Hold off	Wait before acting.
45.	Hope to	Want to happen in future.
46.	In the long run	Over a long period.
47.	In the meantime	During the waiting period.
48.	In the near future	Soon.
49.	Intend to	Plan to do something.
50.	Keep in mind	Remember for later decisions.
51.	Lay the groundwork	Prepare for future work.
52.	Line up	Arrange or schedule.
53.	Look ahead	Think about what’s coming.
54.	Look forward to	Anticipate with pleasure.
55.	Make a plan	Create a course of action.
56.	Make arrangements	Organize plans and details.
57.	Make time for	Schedule time for something.
58.	Map out	Plan in detail.
59.	Mean to	Intend to do.
60.	Next time	On a future occasion.
61.	On my agenda	Planned for attention later.
62.	On the horizon	Likely to happen soon.
63.	On the schedule	Set for a specific time.
64.	Organize	Put plans in order.
65.	Pencil in	Schedule tentatively.
66.	Plan ahead	Prepare before it happens.
67.	Plan on	Intend or expect to.
68.	Prepare for	Get ready for something.
69.	Prioritize	Decide what comes first.
70.	Proceed	Move forward with plans.
71.	Project	Estimate future results.
72.	Put it off	Postpone.
73.	Put it on hold	Pause plans temporarily.
74.	Put together	Assemble a plan.
75.	Reach out	Contact in the future.
76.	Reassess	Review and adjust plans.
77.	Revisit	Return to later.
78.	Save up	Accumulate money for later.
79.	Schedule	Set a time to do.
80.	Set a date	Choose a specific day.
81.	Set a goal	Choose a target to achieve.
82.	Set aside	Reserve for later use.
83.	Set out to	Begin with a purpose.
84.	Set up	Arrange or organize.
85.	Sooner or later	At some future time.
86.	Sort out	Resolve details later.
87.	Start planning	Begin making plans.
88.	Stick to the plan	Follow the intended course.
89.	Take it one step at a time	Proceed gradually.
90.	Take the next step	Move forward in a plan.
91.	Target	Aim for a specific result.
92.	Tentatively	Not final; subject to change.
93.	The next few weeks	The coming weeks.
94.	Think ahead	Consider future consequences.
95.	Think it over	Consider before deciding.
96.	This weekend	The upcoming weekend.
97.	Time frame	Planned period for completion.
98.	Touch base	Make contact later.
99.	Try to	Make an effort to.
100.	Work toward	Make progress toward a goal.