go to plan

verb

To go according to plan.

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Meanings

verbgo to plan (third-person singular simple present goes to plan, present participle going to plan, simple past went to plan, past participle gone to plan)

present singular third person goes to plan · participle present going to plan · past went to plan · participle past gone to plan

  1. To go according to plan.

    This is especially important when things are not going to plan - well-informed passengers tend to react better to delays and disruption.

    2022 March 9, Ben Jones, “RAIL Supplement: Return Ticket”, in RAIL, number 952, page 28 (supplement)
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    Their qualifying campaign to reach Germany next summer is going to plan with nine points from three games - six ahead of Ukraine, North Macedonia and reigning champions Italy.

    2023 June 17, Emma Smith, “Malta 0-4 England”, in BBC Sport

Origin

Ellipsis of go according to plan.

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APA

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MLA

“go to plan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20plan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to plan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20plan.

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