true to form

idiom

: behaving or proceeding in the usual and expected way

Her latest movie is/runs true to form.

True to form, he was 20 minutes late for the meeting.

Examples of true to form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About The Last Wright The mother-daughter duo emphasized creating Wright's house in a way that’s entirely true to form. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025

Neuralink still has plenty of critics for its more-invasive BCI approach and—true to form for all of Elon Musk’s companies—the high employee expectations and long work hours have led to high turnover as a result. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025

The next item on the agenda, if Apple stays true to form, is the appearance of the initial press reviews. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

But, true to form, the author says eagle-eyed readers should still be on the lookout for little twists and turns. —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for true to form

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• multiforme
• outperform
• piriform