dead ahead

Idioms  

1. Directly or straight in front of one, as in There's the house, dead ahead. The use of dead in the sense of “straight” dates from the last quarter of the 1800s.

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Example Sentences

Wave season — the time of year when most cruises are booked — is dead ahead.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

I am just wondering, dead ahead, do you think that explaining how the business model of Robinhood works to users is important?

From The Verge • Mar. 22, 2022

We just think you may be jumping the gun – and it especially concerns us when we are so close to the finish line that we can see it dead ahead.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2021

“Who house?” she repeats as Habazin stares dead ahead, expressionless.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2019

But dead ahead, not more than thirty miles away, rose the snow-covered basalt peaks of Elephant Island.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong