pan out
verb
panned out; panning out; pans out
: to happen, end, or develop in a particular way : turn out
I'm really enjoying how this is all panning out now and it is so exciting and intriguing to watch and find out what happens next …—
Gary Neville
Gary Neville
especially
: succeed
… the signs revealed that the experiment wasn't panning out … —Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan She [Dixie Hollins] noted that learning about arts and entertainment fills her creative side and works as a great plan B if her goal of working in the medical field doesn't pan out. —Karin Davis-Thompson
Karin Davis-Thompson Examples of pan out in a Sentence
the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out
the investment scheme didn't quite pan out
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That has not quite panned out, as both are now on the injured list just 30 games into the season.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The camera pans out to show her carrying one of the couple's sons, while in the background, Navratilova can be seen walking behind their other son.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As the boat of partiers zooms away into the choppy waters of the Boca Raton inlet, the video pans out to the spread of debris left floating in their wake.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But while a handful of studies point to an association between the Med diet overall and greater success rates with ART, whether all of the above pathways actually pan out to boost egg quality—and enhance fertility—across the board isn’t clear.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The camera pans out to show her carrying one of the couple's sons, while in the background, Navratilova can be seen walking behind their other son.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
As the boat of partiers zooms away into the choppy waters of the Boca Raton inlet, the video pans out to the spread of debris left floating in their wake.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But while a handful of studies point to an association between the Med diet overall and greater success rates with ART, whether all of the above pathways actually pan out to boost egg quality—and enhance fertility—across the board isn’t clear.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pan out
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pan%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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