off plan

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adjective (off-plan when prenominal)

(of a new building) considered with reference to its plans, before it has been built

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Words nearby off plan

off one's head, off one's high horse, off one's rocker, off-peak, off-piste, off plan, off-price, off-pricer, offprint, off-putting, off-ramp

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How to use off plan in a sentence

The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
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Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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The various members met for the first time when they traveled to Gambia at the beginning of December to carry out their plan.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
They shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Gordon gave a bitter laugh and went on, with the same strange, serious air of explaining his plan.
Confidence|Henry James
Joachim, as time showed, never forgave the Emperor for the failure of his cherished plan.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Ripperda's attention was next directed to put his plan of escape, in train for execution.
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