100 Phrases to Use Instead of “As expected”

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.