panned out; panning out; pans out
Definition of pan 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
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: succeed
… the signs revealed that the experiment wasn't panning out … — 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
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“Pan out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pan%20out. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of pan out was in 1865
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