breakdownplan
nounUK /ˈbreɪkdaʊn plæn/
US /ˈbreɪkdaʊn plæn/
A breakdown plan is a list of small steps that helps you finish a big job.
Before we built the treehouse, we made a breakdown plan so we knew what to do first.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plan for what to do when a machine or system stops working.
The engineer wrote a breakdown plan for the factory machines.
3. A plan that splits a large task into smaller parts.
Our teacher gave us a breakdown plan for the science project.
4. A plan for handling a sudden failure or problem.
The team made a breakdown plan in case the power went out.