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where the puck is heading

where the puck is heading phrase: where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.

Phrase

where the puck is heading

  1. (Canada) Where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.
    • But he also has the uncanny ability to sense where the puck is heading. His opponents merely follow it. If team work and foresight are national characteristics of Canadians, they will be invaluable in our pursuit of victory at the global arena.1991, David W. Conklin, Lucie Deschênes, Canada's Information Revolution, page 45
    • New people are often hired because they bring ideas and skills needed to take a company where the puck is heading, not where it is today.2014, Malachi O'Connor, Barry Dornfeld, The Moment You Can't Ignore: When Big Trouble Leads to a Great Future

Forms of where the puck is heading

alternative formwhere the puck is going

Origin of where the puck is heading

An allusion to the sport of ice hockey, attributed to famed player Wayne Gretzky who reported he was taught: “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.”

Questions about where the puck is heading

What does where the puck is heading mean?
Where the puck is heading means where things are headed; to a predicted future state of things.
What part of speech is where the puck is heading?
Where the puck is heading is a phrase.

Words near where the puck is heading in the dictionary

  1. where it counts
  2. where it's at
  3. where someone is coming from
  4. where someone lives
  5. where the puck is going
  6. where the puck is heading
  7. where the shoe pinches
  8. where the sun doesn't shine
  9. where the sun don't shine
  10. where there is a will
  11. where there is a will there is a way

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