Dictionary / Vocabulary / 案の定
あんのじょう
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
JLPT N1 common word Also written 案の条、案の上
案の定、彼女は電話をかけてきた。
She called me up, as I had expected.
案の定、幽霊はバルコニーに現れた。
Sure enough, the ghost appeared on the balcony.
案の定、彼は第一位になった。
As was to be expected, he took the first place.