The term 'down the road' is used to refer to a time in the future, and the crossword solutions for this term are AHEAD (5 letters), LATER (5 letters), INTIME (6 letters), LATERON (7 letters), and SOMEDAY (7 letters). These words all refer to different points in the future, with AHEAD referring to a short amount of time, LATER referring to a medium amount of time, INTIME referring to a specific point in the future, LATERON referring to a long amount of time, and SOMEDAY referring to an indefinite point in the future.