see something coming
see (something) coming
To foresee, predict, or prepare for something well in advance of it actually arriving or happening. I saw this coming: You've been working too hard for too many days in a row not to come down with a really bad flu. Fortunately, we saw this service shutdown coming, so we set up a secondary system for dealing with customer queries in the meantime.
See also: coming, see
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
see something coming
foresee or be prepared for an event, typically an unpleasant one.See also: coming, see, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
see something ˈcoming
realize that there is going to be a problem before it happens: We should have seen it coming. There was no way he could keep going under all that pressure. OPPOSITE: not know what hit youSee also: coming, see, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- see (something) coming
- see it coming
- see something a mile off
- see, spot, smell, etc. something a mile off
- see (something) a mile off
- spot (something) a mile off
- can see (from) a mile off
- (only) time will tell
- time alone will tell
- time will tell