come off

1 to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years Synonyms be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, happen, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpireRelated Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

2 to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed Synonyms click, succeed, deliver, go, go over, pan out, work outRelated Words catch on; flourish, prosper, thrive; cook, percolateNear Antonyms languish; flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crater, crumble, flame out; choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire; fall down, go under; implode, self-destructAntonyms bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out