contingency plan

noun

: a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason

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Quickly, staffers had to come up with a contingency plan for using the bathroom because the toilets couldn’t flush anymore without electricity. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 June 2025 The next step is to sketch out a contingency plan for each uncertainty. Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Hays, the owner of Chihuahua-Yorkie mix Pixie, already has a contingency plan in place for Pixie’s taxidermy upon her own death. Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Without action by May 31, SEPTA must prepare to move forward with its contingency plan. Leslie S. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for contingency plan

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“Contingency plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20plan. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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