true to form

idiom

: behaving or proceeding in the usual and expected way

Her latest movie is/runs true to form.

True to form, he was 20 minutes late for the meeting.

Examples of true to form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the moms have—true to form—kept their now six-year-old son mostly out of the spotlight, Latifah did reference both him and Nichols in her 2021 acceptance speech for BET’s lifetime achievement award. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025

And, true to form, as Tuesday’s hearing drew to a close, a House Judiciary subcommittee unveiled plans to convene a second college sports panel next week. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025

Teams have to force up at least three valid shot attempts while running through the course. Paul, true to form, protested the ruling on the sidelines while the other teams competed. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025

Samsung typically unveils a new flagship Galaxy smartphone at the start of each year, and, true to form, has announced a Galaxy Unpacked event for Jan. 22. —& Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for true to form

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• multiforme
• outperform
• piriform