The Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, accused the first minister of "making it up as he goes along".

BBC: Scotland politics

He just gains a little bit of momentum as he goes along, as for the last six months, and this was a big move for him yesterday.

NPR: Richardson's Candidacy and Goodling's Testimony

Mr. SVEDJA: Not only does he know exactly what every note in every performance is doing, but you also have the sense he's sort of making it up as he goes along.

NPR: Conductor James DePreist

After dumping out his toolbox in the time it takes most singer-songwriters to make sure the microphone is on, Bathgate spends the rest of "Serpentine" fiddling with his toys, introducing strings and yet more sad piano sounds as he goes along.

NPR: Melancholy Gloom, Beautiful and Bruised

The difference is that between a commander-in-chief, setting the broad aims of policy but making up the details as he goes along, and a chairman of the board, using teams of advisers to think through issues in fine detail.

ECONOMIST: The Republican race