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going to plan

going to plan is the present participle and gerund of go to plan.

Meaning of go to plan

Verb

go 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)

  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)

Questions about going to plan

What is going to plan the present participle and gerund of?
Going to plan is the present participle and gerund of go to plan.

Words near going to plan in the dictionary

  1. going to hell
  2. going to hell and back
  3. going to pains
  4. going to pieces
  5. going to pigs and whistles
  6. going to plan
  7. going to pot
  8. going to press
  9. going to Prestwich
  10. going to ratshit
  11. going to sea

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