pan out

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to work out; turn out; result

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pan out Idioms  

1. Turn out well, succeed, as in If I don't pan out as a musician, I can always go back to school. This expression alludes to washing gold from gravel in a pan. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

If Ventyx’s experimental pills pan out, they would add to Lilly’s portfolio of autoimmune conditions, as well as of obesity and related disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal

But work in the field didn’t pan out: Posted to Israel in the early 1950s, Mitrokhin was part of a spy group that was tainted by accusations of sloppy tradecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors’ bets on Venezuela still might not pan out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some briefly banged pots and pans out of their windows on Saturday instead.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the firm didn’t write as favorably on Adobe, whose artificial-intelligence push largely has failed to pan out.

From Barron's

Related Words

• turn out