Förloppet

Förloppet is a Swedish noun that denotes the progression or course of events in a process or phenomenon. It is used to describe how something unfolds over time, including phases, timing, and outcomes. The term appears in both formal and clinical language and can be paired with adjectives such as snabbt, långsamt, or fullständigt.

In medicine, förloppet refers to the clinical course of a disease or condition, including onset, progression, response to treatment, and outcome. Clinicians describe whether a disease has a mild or severe förlopp, and they track changes over time through symptoms, tests, and imaging.

In legal, administrative, and organizational contexts, förloppet can refer to the sequence of events in a procedure, investigation, or project. Reports may summarize the förloppet of a case or the förloppet of a project phase, noting milestones, delays, and decisions.

The term is common in Swedish-language journals, clinical guidelines, and official documents. It is not tied to a single field, but serves as a general descriptor of temporal development across disciplines.

In everyday Swedish it can be used to discuss how events develop, from personal health to business operations. The definite form förloppet is used when speaking of a specific progression already known to the reader.