panned out
Turned out well
Panned out means turned out or developed, especially with regard to success or failure: Let's see how this pans out, The investment didn't pan out as we'd hoped.
From gold panning—swirling sediment in a pan to see if gold appears.
Usually used with qualifiers like "well" or "badly," or in the negative.
- unfoldedOpened from folds
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
- culminatedReached the highest point
- resultedOccurred as consequence
- concludedBrought to completion
paid off · happened · materialized · came through · bore fruit · hit the jackpot · struck gold · emerged · fruition · made good · eventuated · developed · came together · fell into place · transpired · accomplishment · achievement · outcome