How to Use according to plan in a Sentence

according to plan

phrase
  • That way, even when one thing does not go according to plan, something else will work out just fine.
    Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 20 Apr. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, expect a lot more intrigue on the back nine Sunday.
    Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, Hope will (hopefully) be able to return to the wild soon.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But things have not gone according to plan – in fact, almost from the start, the accession process has hit some bumps in the road.
    Marja Heinonen, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • And this experience alone doesn't guarantee that things will go according to plan.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
  • If all goes according to plan, there’s more than $1,200 up for grabs on Saturday night.
    Brian Sausa | Catena Media, oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • However, things haven’t worked out according to plan as questions about the team’s chemistry continue to linger.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • After an offseason spent in the weight room, everything in the season opener went according to plan.
    Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The specialized unit’s rescue ultimately would go according to plan — but that moment was still hours away.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
  • If things go according to plan for Joseph in his first season, more players may be joining him in his early-morning catching drills.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, Debbie could become Jen's mother-in-law — that is, if her son Julien would do his part.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Resilience means being able to adapt to change, overcome obstacles and continue moving forward, even when things don't go according to plan.
    Alison Murdock, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Had everything gone according to plan, Starship would have cleared the tower, then flown over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Nicholson missed the big day, and the Stoneleigh P opened about two weeks later, on April 15, in its own offbeat way and not according to plan.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • If things go according to plan, Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America will close this summer.
    oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, the manager will dole out a requisite raise or promotion, thereby saving the worker a job search, the company a hiring spree, and everyone time.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Nothing about the veteran quarterback’s lone season in Indianapolis went according to plan.
    The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
  • So that will be a lot of fun, Owen trying to create the perfect wedding for Carlos and TK, which of course will not go exactly according to plan.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Had all gone according to plan three years ago, Chicagoans would have witnessed an unprecedented celestial event at Symphony Center.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • Contending teams typically generate more money, and the Reds should be able to afford Greene’s contract in the latter years of the deal if all goes according to plan.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2023
  • However, things haven’t entirely gone according to plan offensively in Russell Wilson’s first season with his new club.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • If everything had gone according to plan, Mary Davison, an 81-year-old long-distance hiker, may have died in the Mosquito fire.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Another day, another of Elon Musk’s Twitter ideas going exactly according to plan.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The huge number of claims filed in the bankruptcy was the result of a nationwide marketing effort by personal injury lawyers working with for-profit claims aggregators to drum up clients, according to plan opponents.
    Randall Chase, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
  • If all goes according to plan, in late 2025 Artemis III will mark humanity’s return to the lunar surface, this time also with a diverse crew.
    Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2023
  • An investigation concluded that the initial phases of the launch had gone according to plan, which the company said constituted first-of-its-kind achievements for a launch from Western Europe.
    Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Like its predecessor, the new iteration took place at a luxury resort where literally any fantasy requested by guests would be fulfilled, although naturally things didn't always go according to plan.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
  • Naturally, that doesn’t go according to plan, leaving the mother no choice but to hurry Zoe off to Alaska for her safety, inevitably leading to a grisly faceoff in the final act, with bad guys zooming across the landscape on snowmobiles.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • Soldiers who landed on the beaches of Normandy still faced incredible challenges, persevering when an intricate Operation Overlord didn't go according to plan.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • If everything goes according to plan, the potential for climate mitigation through smart spending and motivating sustainability in production standards is so large as to raise questions of why a committee like this has never been assembled before.
    Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'according to plan.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: