game plan
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3.7
- noun
- /ɡeɪm plæn/
- Our game plan outlines the steps we need to take to reach our sales target this quarter.
- stick to game plans
- game plan or strategy
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Watch on YouTubeWhatever, whatever we talked about, the game plan is flexible.
- Whatever, whatever we talked about, the game plan is flexible.
- I reacted to his performance and changed my game plan and I came forth.
- The key factors were having a solid game plan for post production.
- I'm a coach that makes adjustments at halftime, doesn't overstress the game plan the week before.
- I gave them the whole idea and the game plan and all the steps to execute.
- Well, you know, you just strategize and you make your game plan.
- We're going to write down on a piece of paper, a game plan, and this is my take.
- I try and have a whole game plan in place of how I'm going to do it.
- So then I was just like, so what's the game plan?
- It, you know, I had a really good game plan going in.
- It's not going to be who was implementing the game plan throughout the week.
- The game plan on offense, I think was immediately set back because of Michigan's game plan on defense.
Examples
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We just thought we'd clue you in on the game plan for tonight.
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Stick to the game plan.
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The key factors were having a solid game plan for post production.
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We're going to write down on a piece of paper, a game plan, and this is my take.
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Yes, I wanted to have a game plan so people knew.
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You remember our huge game plan for the house?
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Let me work on a new game plan.
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We have to change the game plan.
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Yes, this is a busy time of year, so we have to have a game plan.
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We need a strategy, Dorothy, a game plan.
Synonyms
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1.0
A set of steps arranged to reach a goal
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3.7
A plan to reach a goal, often used in business or games
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3.9
A detailed plan used as a guide to make or achieve something
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3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
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4.3
A set of planned actions used to succeed in business or politics
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4.0
A long guide for how to develop and manage a city or campus over many years
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3.5
A plan that shows the steps to reach a goal
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5.1
A very large, ambitious plan with many parts to achieve big goals
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3.5
A plan that shows steps to reach a goal
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3.4
A clear set of steps to reach a goal
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3.6
A plan for fighting that shows who will do what, where, and when
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3.2
A set of planned actions to solve a problem or reach a goal
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Morphology
The meaning 'a carefully thought-out strategy' is directly derivable from combining 'game' (a contest/situation requiring tactics) with 'plan' (ordered actions toward an objective), so the compound denotes a plan for achieving a goal. Although originally a sports metaphor, this extension is common and predictable cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun game plan comes from sports, where coaches make a game plan to decide how to play and win. That's why people use game plan today to mean 'a plan' or 'a strategy' for reaching a goal.