the scheme of things

noun phrase

: the general way that things are organized and relate to each other

Everyone has their role to play in the overall scheme of things.

Our problems aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things.

Examples of the scheme of things in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And something more substantial, even, than the ongoing oddity of just where Washington Square Park fits into the scheme of things as it’s gone from an evident linchpin of the project to an apparent afterthought. — Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

The redemptions at Blue Owl was a kind of bank run, but the bank was tiny in the scheme of things. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 26 Feb. 2026

In the scheme of things, how big is this Tate Modern show for you? — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 9 Feb. 2026

Even the sour ones had their place in the scheme of things. — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for the scheme of things

• brings
• clings
• dings
• flings
• kings
• lings
• pings
• rings
• sings
• slings
• stings
• strings