"held as planned" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that something was carried out or executed according to the original plan, without any changes or delays. Example: The charity event was held as planned, despite the rainy weather.
Mr Zardari had also wanted the vote to be held as planned.
It said voting would still be held as planned in those parts of the country unaffected by the cyclone.
His first official act was to declare that the elections scheduled for November 1988 would be held as planned.
American officials were specifically concerned about a military celebration, Armed Forces Day, that was held as planned on Sunday.
Ghani and his supporters continue to insist that elections be held as planned, arguing that any alternative would be a dangerous first step toward abandoning the constitution.
This summer, two of China's largest electronic music events — the Ultra festivals in Shanghai and Beijing — were not held as planned.
But Downing Street declined to say whether this would be held as originally planned in 2016.
Rolland suggested the rowing event should be held, as originally planned, at the Umi no Mori (Sea Forest) venue.
BAGHDAD — Iraq's president vetoed legislation on provincial elections on Wednesday, sending it back to lawmakers for revisions as political leaders continued to try to strike a deal that would allow the vote to be held this year as planned.
Even if elections are held later this year as planned, with all Mr Yameen's political opponents behind bars it's difficult to see how any poll would be credible.
This emphasis on "continuing the democratic process and holding elections as planned" is laughable in the current context.
