grandiose vision for the future

/ˈɡrændiˌoʊs ˈvɪʒən fər ðə ˈfjuːtʃər/

noun phrase

  1. An ambitious and impressive idea or plan for what the future will be like, often seeming unrealistic, exaggerated, or highly idealistic.

    B2

    countable noun phraseformal

    • "The company has a grandiose vision for the future of transportation."B1
    • "Her grandiose vision for the future includes cities built entirely under the sea."B2
    • "Her grandiose vision for the future was to create a world where everyone had access to free education."B1
    • "Critics dismissed the proposal as a grandiose vision for the future with little practical support."C1

Common mistakes

  • a grandiose vision of the future→a grandiose vision for the future

    Both forms can be grammatical, but “vision for the future” is the common expression for a plan or idea about the future.

  • grandiose vision for the future→ambitious plan

    “Grandiose vision for the future” often implies unrealistic or overly ambitious ideas, while “ambitious plan” is more neutral and can be realistic.

Collocations

have a grandiose vision for the futurepresent a grandiose vision for the futurepursue a grandiose vision for the futuregrandiose vision of progressgrandiose plansvision for the futureunrealistic goals

Word family

grandiosegrandeurvisionvisionary