according to plan

English

Alternative forms

• to plan

Etymology

according to + plan

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔɹdɪŋ tə ˈplæn/

Prepositional phrase

according to plan

1. As intended, as planned, as expected; without the occurrence of any complications.

   Synonym: to plan

   to go according to plan

Usage notes

• This phrase omits the definite article, “the”, before “plan”.

Translations

as intended, as planned

• Danish: efter planen
• Finnish: suunnitelman mukaan, suunnitelman mukaisesti, suunnitelmien mukaisesti
• French: comme prévu
• German: nach Plan
• Italian: secondo i piani
• Polish: zgodnie z planem
• Swedish: planenlig (sv)
• Turkish: plana göre
• Ukrainian: за пла́ном (za plánom)

Further reading

• “go according to plan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “according to plan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “according to plan”, in Collins English Dictionary.