100 Phrases to Use Instead of “As expected”

100 Phrases to Use Instead of

No. Item Definition
1. All too predictably In an unsurprising, familiar way.
2. As a matter of course As something routine.
3. As anticipated In line with what was anticipated.
4. As everyone expected As everyone expected.
5. As forecast In line with the forecast.
6. As intended In line with the intention.
7. As is natural In the natural, expected way.
8. As it should be In the proper, expected way.
9. As many expected As many people expected.
10. As most expected As most people expected.
11. As normal In the normal way.
12. As one would expect As someone would expect.
13. As per the plan In accordance with the plan.
14. As per usual As usual.
15. As planned In line with the plan.
16. As predicted In line with what was predicted.
17. As projected In line with projections.
18. As supposed Just as it was supposed to be.
19. As usual In the usual, expected way.
20. As you might expect As you might expect.
21. As you’d expect As you would expect.
22. Business as usual Normal, expected situation.
23. Consistent with expectations Matching expectations.
24. Consistent with past patterns Matching earlier patterns.
25. Consistent with the plan Matching the plan.
26. Entirely expected Fully anticipated.
27. Entirely predictably In a fully predictable way.
28. Entirely typical Very typical and expected.
29. Entirely unsurprisingly Not surprising at all.
30. Exactly as it should be Precisely as it ought to be.
31. Exactly as predicted Precisely as was predicted.
32. Fully expected Completely anticipated.
33. Go figure Not surprising, as expected.
34. Hardly a surprise Not surprising.
35. Hardly surprising Not very surprising.
36. In accordance with expectations Following expectations.
37. In agreement with forecasts Matching forecasts.
38. In due course In the expected time.
39. In keeping with expectations Consistent with expectations.
40. In line with expectations Consistent with expectations.
41. In step with expectations Aligned with expectations.
42. In the normal course In the normal, expected course.
43. In the ordinary course In the ordinary, expected course.
44. In the usual way In the usual manner.
45. It was predictable It could be foreseen.
46. It was to be expected It was expected.
47. Just as anticipated Exactly as was anticipated.
48. Just as the forecast said Matching the forecast.
49. Just as we thought Matching what we thought.
50. Just the usual Nothing out of the ordinary.
51. Just typical Typical, as expected.
52. Just what was expected Exactly what was expected.
53. Just what we expected Exactly what we expected.
54. Just what you’d expect Exactly what you’d anticipate.
55. Little surprise Not much surprise.
56. No big surprise Not very surprising.
57. No one is surprised No one finds it surprising.
58. No shock there Not shocking at all.
59. No surprise there Not surprising at all.
60. No surprises at all There were no surprises.
61. No surprises there Nothing surprising about it.
62. Nobody is surprised No one finds it surprising.
63. Not a surprise Not surprising.
64. Not surprising Not unexpected.
65. Not unexpected Within expectations.
66. Nothing unexpected No surprises occurred.
67. Only natural Only to be expected.
68. Only to be expected Not surprising; normal outcome.
69. Par for the course Typical and expected.
70. Perfectly predictably In a very predictable way.
71. Predictable enough Easy to foresee.
72. Predictably so In a predictable way.
73. Pretty typical Fairly typical and expected.
74. Quite naturally As would be expected.
75. Quite predictably In a fairly predictable way.
76. Right as planned In line with the plan.
77. Right on cue At the expected moment.
78. Same as always As it usually is.
79. Same old story The usual, expected outcome.
80. Standard fare Typical and expected.
81. That comes as no surprise That is unsurprising.
82. That figures That makes sense as expected.
83. That should surprise no one No one should be surprised.
84. That was expected That outcome was expected.
85. That was no surprise That outcome was unsurprising.
86. To be expected Not surprising; anticipated.
87. To everyone’s surprise Contrary to expectations.
88. To my surprise Contrary to what I expected.
89. To no one’s surprise No one is surprised.
90. To nobody’s surprise No one is surprised.
91. Unsurprising as ever Typical, as always happens.
92. Unsurprising to anyone No one would find it surprising.
93. Unsurprising, as it turns out Not surprising in hindsight.
94. Unsurprising, given the facts Expected based on the facts.
95. Unsurprising, given what we know Expected based on what we know.
96. Unsurprising, of course Naturally; not a surprise.
97. Unsurprising, really Not surprising when you think about it.
98. Unsurprising, to say the least Not surprising at all.
99. Unsurprisingly enough Not surprising given what was known.
100. Wholly expected Completely expected.