true to form
Behaving characteristically again
Behaving exactly as expected based on past patterns, whether positive or negative: True to form, he showed up late.
The phrase comes from horse racing, where a horse running "true to form" performs as its record predicts.
Often carries a note of resigned unsurprise, especially when the behavior confirmed is disappointing.
- in characterEmbodying a persona
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- usualOccurring most often
- as per usualIn the typical way
- predictableAble to be foreseen
right on cue · like clockwork · archetypal · sure enough · emblematic · exemplary · accustomed · consistent · reliable · customary · normally · in keeping · par for the course · same old story · representative · habitual · expected · business as usual
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
- reliabilityreliable, dependable, trustworthy, consistent, faithful
- phrases about integritykeep your word, man of his word, straight shooter, above board, on the level
- Precision phraseson the mark, on target, spot on, dead on, bulls-eye
true to formout of character
Contrary to typical behavior
uncharacteristic · atypical · unexpected · unpredictable · uncharacteristically
true to formunexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
surprising · unpredictable · shocking · startling · unforeseen
true, truly, truth, truths, truthful, truthfully, truthfulness, untrue, truism