ADJ

foreseeable, immediate, near, not-too-distant
Things will continue as they are for the foreseeable future. A new branch of the shop will be opening in the near future
distant, remote

VERB + FUTURE

look to, plan for
Don't think too much about past troubles?look to the future
foretell, look into, predict

FUTURE + VERB

bring (sb), hold
whatever the future may bring you Who can tell what the future holds?

PREP

for the ~
What are your plans for the future?
in (the) ~
In future, employees will park their vehicles away from the works entrance. The possibility of travel to other solar systems still lies in the distant future
of the ~
The stars of the future are competing in the world junior athletics championships this month

PHRASES

a vision for/of the future
In her speech, the director outlined her vision for the future

ADJ

bright, great, promising, rosy, secure
He has a great future as a designer
bleak, dire, gloomy, grim, uncertain
He forecasts a dire future for the industry
long-term
economic, financial, political

VERB + FUTURE

face, have
The firm faces a very uncertain future
determine, shape
the right to determine their own future in a democratic fashion
forecast, predict, see
consider, ponder (on)
After being dropped from the team the young defender is considering his future
invest in
She decided to invest in her future by taking a management course

PREP

~ as
She has a very promising future as a musician
~ in
He could see no future in his job

PHRASES

a question mark over the future of sb/sth
A question mark hangs over the future of the company after shares plunged to a record low