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Common collocations with plan in American Collocation

plan noun countable

US /plæn/

future

future
long-term
overall

Future plans at the Eden Project include a hotel and an Education Centre.

with many details

comprehensive
detailed

Clearly you cannot make any detailed plans now, as the project will need to be discussed in depth with your supervisor.

big and possibly difficult to achieve

ambitious
big
grand
grandiose
great
major
radical

The school had ambitious plans to develop the site.

likely to succeed

coherent
definite
realistic
sound
viable

Sound plans are in place to sustain the steady growth achieved over more than 85 years.

clever

brilliant
clever
cunning
elaborate

Will their cunning plan succeed?

involving disagreement between people

controversial

Controversial plans to convert a derelict chapel into a nightclub have moved a step closer to completion.

clear

clear

The report includes clear plans for retaining and developing teachers.

involving strategy

strategic

The strategic plans of the University of Glasgow place great importance on collaboration.

make a plan

construct
create
develop
devise
draw up
figure out
form
formulate
hatch
make
prepare
produce
put together
work out

The industry will develop a plan for in-house supplementary training.

have a plan

have

Do you have a contingency plan for just such an emergency?

tell people what the plan is

announce
launch
outline
present
publish
reveal
set out
unveil

Ministers have already announced plans to recruit 20,000 teaching assistants.

implement a plan

adopt
carry out
execute
implement
introduce
pursue

The local history society adopted his plan to hold a 65km race in traditional wooden boats.

decide not to continue with a plan

abandon
cancel
drop
reject
scrap
shelve

The television company abandoned plans to broadcast the show.

support a plan

support
welcome

We welcome the plans to build a new community hospital.

approve a plan

agree (to)
approve

Father Tunstall approved the plans for the church but had retired before the official opening.

oppose a plan

fight
oppose

Campaigners are fighting plans to turn Elvaston Castle into a luxury hotel.

think about a plan

consider
discuss

The company is considering plans to launch a franchise operation to sell its drinks in the US.

change a plan

alter
amend
change
modify
review
revise

The council hastily changed the plans after protests from the public.

decide the final details of a plan

finalize

They needed longer to finalize their plans.

stop a plan from being successful

derail
foil
scupper
thwart

These plans were thwarted by much opposition.

development
expansion
future
growth
improvement
redevelopment
reform

There are now detailed plans for the redevelopment of children’s services in the borough.