map out

phrasal verb

mapped out; mapping out; maps out

: to plan the details of (something, such as a program or one's future)

We mapped out a plan of action.

They mapped her campaign for governor all out.

She has her future all mapped out.

Examples of map out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

Bungie began talking about a Destiny 2 roadmap last fall, something that was fairly common in the years before this, mapping out the game's future. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

The land trust will meet with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, the Amah Mutsun Land Trust, and the Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation, along with other groups, to map out an ownership and stewardship plan, Clark said. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026

Previously, the ninety-six-year-old German had mapped out his country’s road back to respectability after 1945. —Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for map out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout