pan out
phrasal verb with pan verb uk/pæn/ us/pæn/ -nn-
informal
（以某种方式）发展；进展顺利
to develop in a particular way or in a successful way
We'll have to see how things pan out. 我们得看看事情如何发展。
Their attempt to start a new business didn't pan out. 他们试图开展新的生意，但没有成功。