panning out
Turning out well
Panning out means turning out or developing, especially with regard to success or failure: Let's see how this pans out, The investment didn't pan out.
The phrase comes from gold panning—swirling water and sediment in a shallow pan to see if any gold appears.
Something that pans out yields the hoped-for result; something that doesn't pan out disappoints.
- searchingLooking to find
- fruitionAttainment of goals
- overviewBroad general summary
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
payoff · big picture · accomplishment · sifting · resolution · breakthrough · fulfillment · uncovering · striking gold · finding · culmination · revealing · wide angle · clarity · realization · vantage point · materializing · panorama
panning outfailing
Flaw in one's nature
falling through · flopping · bombing · backfiring · going wrong
panning outstalling
Intentional delay tactics
stalling out · petering out · fizzling out · grinding to a halt · going nowhere
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