predictabledevelopment
nounUK /prɪˌdɪktəbl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /prɪˌdɪktəbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Growing or changing in a way you can guess ahead of time.
The predictable development of the tadpole into a frog amazed the children.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A planned change in a product or system that follows a known schedule.
The software's predictable development let users know when new features would arrive.
3. The steady, orderly growth of a living thing along a normal path.
Doctors watched the predictable development of the baby's motor skills.
4. A change in a situation that happens the way most people thought it would.
The predictable development of the story made the ending easy to guess.