play out
mainly US— phrasal verb with play uk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/verb
When a situation plays out, it happens and develops:
The debate will play out in the media over the next week or two.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- assail
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at work idiom
- become
- come
- come up
- concur
- event
- go ahead
- go down
- go hand in hand with sth idiom
- go together
- go with sth
- hand
- happen
- intervene
- materialize
- underway
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Making progress and advancing