plan B

or Plan B

noun

1. a strategy or plan to be implemented if the original one proves impracticable or unsuccessful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plan B¹

First recorded in 1975–80; from the assumption that the original plan is “plan A”

Example Sentences

“I’m your Republican congressman. Now that we’re in charge, we banned Plan B.”

From Los Angeles Times

Campus chapters of Generation Action, a student pro-choice group associated with Planned Parenthood’s advocacy arm, have been giving out free Plan B—the morning-after pill—at events like this one across the state.

From Slate

If DeSantis doesn’t suppress enough speech and enough votes to stop Amendment 4 at the ballot box, he’s got a Plan B to make sure Floridians never, ever get their reproductive rights back.

From Slate

All of this is to say that Trump seems to have a Plan B in mind if he loses the election again and he wants to make sure he'll have a Republican House and Senate on January 6, 2025 just in case they want to contest the transfer of power again.

From Salon

"But it keeps the game divided and I don't like that. You know, I really want the game to come back together. It would be Plan B. It would be maybe an alternative to the best solution."

From BBC

Related Words

• contingency