to go as expected
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- phrasal verb
:
ir como se esperaba
- 12:06 PM Video feed is broken, but the mission is going as expected.
- things go as expected
Examples
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If everything goes as expected, the project will be completed by next week.
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We planned the event carefully, and thankfully, it went as expected without any issues.
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Oh, so it went as expected.
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And if things go as expected, we'll one day have a jury sitting over there.
Fiction book (1995) -
That definitely didn't go as expected.
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But overall, said Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, the day went as expected.
Blog text (24) -
It was the placement day, and things had not gone as expected.
Blog text (30) -
Things didn't go as expected, and I had to get through an obstacle course of health, work, and then mechanical issues (this after going through another set of obstacles last spring to renew my IFR rating).
Blog text (6) -
If President Obama won Ohio, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire, and Romney won all of the other "swing states" and other states went as expected, it would result in a dead-on electoral tie: 269 to 269.
Blog text (29) -
The meeting should go as expected, provided everyone arrives on time.
Synonyms
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To happen as expected
Antonyms
How Expected
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to happen or proceed in the way that was planned or anticipated' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'go' (to proceed) combined with the comparative phrase 'as expected' (in the way anticipated). This is a standard, compositional English pattern (and parallels exist in many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Go as expected comes from the simple image of a journey: imagine a car that goes along a planned route without surprises, staying as expected. So, when things go as expected, they happen 'the way you planned'.