game plan

noun

1. a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
2. Sports. the overall strategy of a team for winning a specific game.

game plan

noun

1. a strategy
2. a plan of campaign, esp in politics

Word History and Origins

Origin of game plan¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

A game plan, like a business plan, changes with the times, and sometimes in the moment.

From The Daily Beast

Cuse: At that point, we had already hashed out the game plan.

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Here I am, five years into my career, and my game plan is all off.

From The Daily Beast

Beyond that, the rulebook designates that coaches “develop a game plan,” but notes no training requirements for coaches.

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With members of the media present, the caucus makes them wait for seven minutes outside while they devise a game plan.

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Reform, mainly on the game plan, to be extended to Scotland and Ireland.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blueprint
• scenario
• scheme
• strategy