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pan out

 

1. and zoom out to move back to a wider angle picture using a zoom lens. The camera zoomed out. Pan out at this point in the script and give a wider view of the scene.

2. Go to turn out (all right).

See also: out, pan

pan out

to happen or be successful He was very creative, although not all his ideas have panned out.

See also: out, pan

pan out

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]

See also: out, pan

pan out

v.

1. To prove successful, effective, or satisfactory; turn out well: I'm glad to see that your business plan has panned out.

2. To have some specified result: My plans panned out poorly.

See also: out, pan

pan out

in. [for something] to work out or turn out all right. Don’t worry. Everything will pan out okay.

See also: out, pan