sounds like a plan

phrase

Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

“Let's catch a movie after dinner, what do you say? ― Sounds like a plan.”

Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalUsed to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

    Let's catch a movie after dinner, what do you say? ― Sounds like a plan.

    Synonyms: sounds good

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sound, like, plan.

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 好主意
  • 好主意 (hǎo zhǔyi)used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Danish det lyder som en plan
  • det lyder som en planused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Finnish sovittu
  • sovittuused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
French ça roule, ça roule, ma poule
  • ça rouleused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • ça roule, ma pouleused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • ça marcheused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • d'accordused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
German klingt vernünftig
  • klingt vernünftigused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Hungarian jó ötlet, benne vagyok
  • jó ötletused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • benne vagyokused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Polish brzmi jak plan
  • brzmi jak planused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Portuguese fechado!, eu concordo!
  • fechado!used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • eu concordo!used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Russian звучит как план, похоже на план
  • звучит как планused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • похоже на план (poxože na plan)used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
Spanish suena bien, me apunto
  • suena bienused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • me apuntoused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • parece un buen planused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • daleused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • valeused to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
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APA

sounds like a plan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sounds%20like%20a%20plan

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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