noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', adverb, noun
according to plan; as planned; on target
Describes a result that matches one's aim or expectation. Often used adverbially as 狙い通りに.
作戦は狙い通りに進んだ。
The strategy went according to plan.
彼のシュートは狙い通りにゴールに決まった。
His shot hit the goal exactly as intended.
予定通り means 'as scheduled' based on a timetable, while 狙い通り focuses on matching one's aim or intention.
思い通り means 'as one wishes' or 'as one desires', emphasizing personal will, whereas 狙い通り is more about a calculated aim or target.
Compound of 狙い (ねらい, 'aim') and 通り (どおり, 'as, in accordance with'). The reading どおり is the rendaku form of とおり.