pan out

verb

panned out; panning out; pans out

: to happen, end, or develop in a particular way : turn out

I'm really enjoying how this is all panning out now and it is so exciting and intriguing to watch and find out what happens next …—

Gary Neville

especially : succeed

… the signs revealed that the experiment wasn't panning out … —

Ronald Reagan

She [Dixie Hollins] noted that learning about arts and entertainment fills her creative side and works as a great plan B if her goal of working in the medical field doesn't pan out. —

Karin Davis-Thompson

Examples of pan out in a Sentence

the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out the investment scheme didn't quite pan out

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This deal is seemingly priced to perfection — which could pan out well for Cotiviti, but only if the integration of Edifecs is successful and the cost synergies outweigh any potential regulatory complexities. —

Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 It was terminated one year later as one of several advertising deals between colleges and sportsbooks that didn’t pan out. —

Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025 When the relationship didn’t pan out, Kammerer threatened to shoot himself at Mahler’s grave. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Nobody knows how the next nine years will pan out but the plan right now is obvious: everything will be built around Haaland. —

David Ornstein, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pan out