lie aheadvi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up."
figurative ([sth]: be going to happen)
等在前方 děng zài qián fāng
即将发生 jí jiāng fā shēng
No matter our plans, we never really know what lies ahead.