How would you translate Spanish phrase " en plan " into English

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Each generation has its own codes or language patterns, In spanish A pattern used to express or to rephrase what is already said is "...en plan...". As in "voy a salir, en plan, voy a tomar algo con mis colegas.."
How would you translate that into English?, Would you use "..meaning" "it's like"?. 
As spoken language is changing daily it is good to know comparative equivalences. 