The phrase "it is likely to reach" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to express the possibility or probability of something happening in the future. Example: "Based on current trends, it is likely to reach a high of 80 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow."
It was flowing by at a rate of nearly 17 million gallons a second, which is the highest rate it is likely to reach in its entire race down to the Gulf of Mexico.
It is likely to reach Mr. Richardson by tomorrow.
CNBC said a the company would be obliged to go public in the first quarter of the year because it is likely to reach the 500-shareholder limit in October, and would then be required to release financial results to the US Securities and Exchange Commission every quarter.
The global population is growing rapidly and it is likely to reach 9 billion by roughly the middle of this century (United Nations 2014).
The National Center for Atmospheric Research, a National Science Foundation program in Colorado, has animated computer simulations showing how, once oil gets caught in the Gulf of Mexico's fast-moving Loop Current, it is likely to reach Florida's Atlantic coast within weeks.
Despite repeated questions by analysts, the company also remained silent about whether it was likely to reach a settlement anytime soon and whether depositions were complete.
A full damage assessment from the flooding had yet to be calculated, but Mr. Schneweis said it was likely to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
Adyen's offering prospectus does not detail how much it plans to raise, or what sort of valuation it's likely to reach in a public listing.
In many ways, today's launch is more interesting, though, as it's likely to reach a far wider number of developers.
The Web will play an obvious role in hitting the target market of wrestling fans young men but it also is likely to reach beyond that group to grab the attention of more traditional football fans (also men, but slightly older).
It's not that tonight's ceremony is likely to reach the apogee of refinement, style and efficiency to which the Oscars purportedly aspire.
