pan out

1 to come to be <the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out> Synonyms fall out, come out, prove, shake out, turn outRelated Words develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

2 to turn out as planned or desired <the investment scheme didn't quite pan out> Synonyms click, come off, deliver, go, go over, succeed, work outRelated Words catch on; flourish, prosper, thrive; cook, percolateNear Antonyms languish; flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crater, crumble, flame out; choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire; fall down, go under; implode, self-destructAntonyms bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out