go to plan

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of go according to plan.

Verb

go to plan (third-person singular simple present goes to plan, present participle going to plan, simple past went to plan, past participle gone to plan)

1. To go according to plan.
   • 2022 March 9, Ben Jones, “RAIL Supplement: Return Ticket”, in RAIL, number 952, page 28 (supplement):

     This is especially important when things are not going to plan - well-informed passengers tend to react better to delays and disruption.

   • 2023 June 17, Emma Smith, “Malta 0-4 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Their qualifying campaign to reach Germany next summer is going to plan with nine points from three games - six ahead of Ukraine, North Macedonia and reigning champions Italy.

References

• “go according to plan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.