Pronunciation: /ɡoʊ tuː plæn/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 My vacation didn't go to plan, but I still had a good time.
A2 The party didn't go to plan because it started raining.
B1 The project didn't go to plan due to unexpected delays.
B2 The company's expansion didn't go to plan, leading to financial losses.
C1 The government's policy didn't go to plan, causing widespread discontent.
C2 The peace negotiations didn't go to plan, resulting in renewed hostilities.
verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being
A1 I hope everything will go to plan for our picnic tomorrow.
A2 The project didn't go to plan, so we had to make some changes.
B1 Despite our best efforts, the event did not go to plan.
B2 The wedding preparations are going to plan and everything is falling into place.
C1 The business launch went to plan and was a great success.
C2 After years of hard work, his dream of opening a restaurant finally went to plan.
adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, indicating time, place, manner, degree, etc.
A1 I hope everything will go to plan for our picnic tomorrow.
A2 The party didn't go to plan, but we still had a good time.
B1 Despite our best efforts, the project did not go to plan.
B2 The wedding went to plan and was a beautiful celebration.
C1 The business expansion is going to plan and we are seeing positive results.
C2 The negotiations went exactly to plan and we reached a successful agreement.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence
A1 I hope everything will go to plan for our picnic tomorrow.
A2 The project didn't go to plan and we had to make some adjustments.
B1 Despite our best efforts, the event did not go to plan.
B2 The renovation went to plan and we finished on schedule.
C1 The negotiations went to plan and we reached a successful agreement.
C2 The launch of the new product went to plan and was a huge success.
formal Despite our best efforts, the project did not go to plan.
informal Well, it looks like our weekend getaway didn't go to plan.
slang Man, that party last night really didn't go to plan.
figurative Sometimes in life, things just don't go to plan no matter how hard we try.
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