"go to plan" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes to plan [present, singular, third-person], going to plan [participle, present], went to plan [past], gone to plan [participle, past]
Etymology: Ellipsis of go according to plan. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|go according to plan}} Ellipsis of go according to plan Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to plan}} 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.
    Sense id: en-go_to_plan-en-verb-jCX8NaqG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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