Making plans · Time and plans
stick to the plan
follow the arrangement
If you stick to the plan, you do what you originally decided to do.
This vs that
Let's stick to the plan.
Let's change the plan.
Hear it in real life
Should we change the presentation again?
No, let's stick to the plan and send it this afternoon.
We were tempted to stop for lunch, but we decided to stick to the plan and finish the walk.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Stick to the plan is the normal conversational phrase for following an arrangement.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We should stick ‸ the plan because we have no time.
Say: We should stick to the plan because we have no time.
The verb stick needs to before the plan.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stick to the plan; stick to your plans
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about making plans.
play it by ear
We haven't booked anything; we'll play it by ear.
have something in mind
Do you have something in mind for dinner?
Making plans words
Time and plans · Making plans: the words around “stick to the plan”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Let's just stick to the plan.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stick to the plan
follow the arrangement
“We were tempted to stop for lunch, but we decided to stick to the plan and finish the walk.”
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