diff --git a/LANGUAGE.md b/LANGUAGE.md
index 2423e3a..a6784b2 100644
--- a/LANGUAGE.md
+++ b/LANGUAGE.md
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ fields. `_` is not a keyword member name.
 - field access through struct values and pointers, index/slice bounds contextually coerced to `usize`, and unsigned narrower index support
 - boolean `if` / `else if` / `else` and `for` loops with braceless single-statement bodies when the preceding expression is parenthesized or a function call
 - `while` loops with optional post-iteration update clauses
-- `for` loops over ranges, arrays, slices, and pointers-to-arrays with copy captures, pointer captures `|@item|`, and optional `usize` index captures; `expand for` specializes a comptime aggregate into one checked body per element
+- `for` loops over ranges, arrays, slices, and pointers-to-arrays with copy captures, pointer captures `|@item|`, and optional `usize` index captures; `inline for` specializes a comptime aggregate into one checked body per element
 - `break`, `continue`, labeled `break :label`, labeled `continue :label`, and labeled plain blocks; `break :label` can cross nested scopes to exit a labeled block
 - bare block scopes, `defer`, and fallible-function `errdefer` with optional error capture; cleanup is block-scoped and LIFO
 - always-trapping `unreachable`, a `noreturn` expression that diagnoses use during comptime evaluation and terminates the current runtime path
 - bare void `return`, same-line `return value`, value blocks, value `if` with implicit single-expression branches, value loops, value `match`, and strictly value-producing `yield value` / `yield :label value`
 - `match` statements/expressions over enums, tagged unions, and scalars, including exhaustiveness checks, payload captures, pointer payload captures, multi-pattern arms, and scalar range patterns
-- a final `expand |value|:` enum arm or `expand |payload[, tag]|:` tagged-union arm generates one specialized arm for each variant not covered earlier; enum values and optional tags are comptime-known, while union payloads keep their concrete variant type
+- a final `inline |value|:` enum arm or `inline |payload[, tag]|:` tagged-union arm generates one specialized arm for each variant not covered earlier; enum values and optional tags are comptime-known, while union payloads keep their concrete variant type
 - fallible `try` and uniform `catch [|e|] value_source` fallbacks; captures work with ordinary expressions, value blocks, and value-producing `if` / loops / `match`
 - direct `return match ...` and `yield match ...` value-control-flow operands
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ exactly once. Bare functions named `memcopy` or `memset` remain ordinary user fu
 - `some!(value)` explicitly constructs the present branch of an expected optional, including nested optionals where `some!(null)` differs from outer `null`
 - tuple types are unnamed-field structs (`struct { i32, []u8 }`), tuple values use `{1, "bro"}` / `{1,}` / `{}`, and fields use canonical numeric names such as `.0`
 - anonymous keyed records use `{x = 1, name = "bro"}`; without context their declaration-ordered names and inferred value types form a structurally interned record type, while a record context applies that type's coercions and field defaults; `{}` remains an empty tuple without context and constructs an empty contextual record when a record is expected
-- `typeinfo!`, `field!`, `compile_error!`, and semantic `expand for` provide compile-time record and enum reflection and heterogeneous static expansion without runtime metadata; enum reflection exposes declaration-ordered fields, reflected aggregates remain persistent compile-time values, and expand-loop `break` / `continue` must be selected entirely at comptime
+- `typeinfo!`, `field!`, `compile_error!`, and semantic `inline for` provide compile-time record and enum reflection and heterogeneous static expansion without runtime metadata; enum reflection exposes declaration-ordered fields, reflected aggregates remain persistent compile-time values, and inline-loop `break` / `continue` must be selected entirely at comptime
 - `tag!(value)` reads a tagged union's active discriminant and folds when the value is comptime-known; `tagname!(enum_value)` requires a comptime-known enum value and returns its immutable declaration name
 - bodyful `c_func` definitions and bodyless `c_func` declarations with exact external symbol names
 - concrete-only C signatures, C variadic declarations/calls, and C default argument promotions
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 309028c..6059a5d 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@
   - tuples are unnamed-field structs with structural anonymous values, nominal named declarations,
     brace literals, numeric fields, and no runtime metadata
   - `@std/meta`, `typeinfo!`, `field!`, `compile_error!`, specialization-time branches, and semantic
-    `expand for` use checker-owned persistent compile-time values for aggregate-first reflection and
-    heterogeneous static expansion; expand-loop control is recursively resolved at comptime
+    `inline for` use checker-owned persistent compile-time values for aggregate-first reflection and
+    heterogeneous static expansion; inline-loop control is recursively resolved at comptime
   - interleaved comptime parameters use semantic candidate resolution, immutable byte values specialize
     by contents, and all comptime parameters remain erased from the runtime ABI
   - `io.print(writer, format, args)` validates and expands `{s}` / `{d}` formatting at comptime,
@@ -890,10 +890,9 @@
   - integer output uses one base-aware 65-byte stack buffer; float output uses fixed-buffer
     libc `snprintf` with 32-bit and 64-bit general/scientific precision and propagates failure
 
-40. compile-time `expand` (implemented)
-  - expansion-oriented `inline for` is strictly renamed to `expand for`; `inline` remains available
-    for future function-inlining syntax
-  - final expanded enum and tagged-union match arms generate checker-local specialized arms only
+40. compile-time `inline` (implemented)
+  - expansion-oriented `expand for` is strictly renamed to `inline for`; `expand` is no longer a keyword
+  - final inlined enum and tagged-union match arms generate checker-local specialized arms only
     for variants not covered by preceding explicit arms
   - generated enum values and union tags are static bindings, heterogeneous payloads retain their
     concrete types, and `void` payloads support value and pointer captures without runtime storage
diff --git a/compiler/ast/ast.odin b/compiler/ast/ast.odin
index 6d5e82d..908124a 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/ast.odin
+++ b/compiler/ast/ast.odin
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Stmt :: struct {
 	// list (empty marks the `else` arm; more than one is a multi-pattern arm),
 	// `captures` for the optional payload capture (0 or 1 name, tagged-union variants
 	// only) with `pointer_capture` distinguishing `|@cap|` from `|cap|`, and `body`
-	// as the arm body. An expanded arm has `expand` set, no patterns, and one or two
+	// as the arm body. An `inline` arm has `expand` set, no patterns, and one or two
 	// captures for its specialized value/payload and optional tagged-union tag.
 	captures:   []symbol.Id,
 	// `Match_Arm` pattern list; empty ⇒ the `else` arm.
diff --git a/compiler/checker/checker.odin b/compiler/checker/checker.odin
index 9f67486..46a8d17 100644
--- a/compiler/checker/checker.odin
+++ b/compiler/checker/checker.odin
@@ -10574,7 +10574,7 @@ expand_field_bindings :: proc(
 	value := state.values[value_id]
 	if ct_value_contains_undefined(&state, value_id) {
 		if diagnose {
-			_ = ct_fail(&state, .Not_Comptime, checker.ast_module.exprs[expr].span, "expand for cannot expand an undefined comptime value")
+			_ = ct_fail(&state, .Not_Comptime, checker.ast_module.exprs[expr].span, "inline for cannot iterate an undefined comptime value")
 		}
 		return nil, .Diagnosed if state.diagnostic != source.INVALID_DIAGNOSTIC else .Invalid
 	}
@@ -10712,7 +10712,7 @@ contains_expand_control :: proc(
 			}
 		case .For, .While:
 			// Unlabelled control belongs to the nested loop. A labelled jump can still
-			// name the surrounding expand loop and is therefore relevant here.
+			// name the surrounding inline loop and is therefore relevant here.
 			if contains_expand_control(checker, statement.body, target_label, false) {
 				return true
 			}
@@ -10817,7 +10817,7 @@ flatten_expand_iteration :: proc(
 				if diagnostic != nil {
 					diagnostic^ = source.add(
 						checker.diagnostics, statement.span,
-						"break or continue targeting an expand loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
+						"break or continue targeting an inline loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
 					)
 				}
 				return .Invalid
@@ -10856,7 +10856,7 @@ flatten_expand_iteration :: proc(
 				if diagnostic != nil {
 					diagnostic^ = source.add(
 						checker.diagnostics, statement.span,
-						"break or continue targeting an expand loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
+						"break or continue targeting an inline loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
 					)
 				}
 				return .Invalid
@@ -10882,7 +10882,7 @@ flatten_expand_iteration :: proc(
 			if diagnostic != nil {
 				diagnostic^ = source.add(
 					checker.diagnostics, statement.span,
-					"break or continue targeting an expand loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
+					"break or continue targeting an inline loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
 				)
 			}
 			return .Invalid
@@ -11814,7 +11814,7 @@ build_block :: proc(
 		case .For:
 			if statement.expand {
 				if statement.pointer_capture {
-					id := source.add(checker.diagnostics, statement.span, "expand for does not support pointer captures")
+					id := source.add(checker.diagnostics, statement.span, "inline for does not support pointer captures")
 					append(&body, hir.stmt_id(len(checker.module.statements)))
 					append(&checker.module.statements, hir.Stmt{kind=.Trap, span=statement.span, diagnostic=id})
 					ctx.problematic^ = true
@@ -11822,9 +11822,9 @@ build_block :: proc(
 				}
 				bindings, expand_error := expand_field_bindings(checker, statement.expr, statement.name, ctx.pkg, ctx.file, true)
 				if expand_error != .None && expand_error != .Diagnosed {
-					message := "expand for requires a comptime tuple, fixed array, range, slice, or reflection value"
+					message := "inline for requires a comptime tuple, fixed array, range, slice, or reflection value"
 					if expand_error == .Quota {
-						message = "expand for expansion exceeds the compile-time evaluation quota"
+						message = "inline for expansion exceeds the compile-time evaluation quota"
 					}
 					id := source.add(
 						checker.diagnostics, statement.span,
@@ -12869,28 +12869,28 @@ emit_match :: proc(
 			continue
 		}
 		if has_else || has_expand {
-			message := "arms after 'else' are unreachable" if has_else else "arms after 'expand' are unreachable"
+			message := "arms after 'else' are unreachable" if has_else else "arms after 'inline' are unreachable"
 			source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, message)
 			ok = false
 		}
 		if arm.expand {
 			if !is_tagged && !is_enum_subject {
-				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "'expand' requires an enum or tagged-union match subject")
+				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "'inline' requires an enum or tagged-union match subject")
 				ok = false
 				continue
 			}
 			expected_captures := 1 if is_enum_subject else 2
 			if len(arm.captures) == 0 || len(arm.captures) > expected_captures {
 				description := "exactly one capture" if is_enum_subject else "one or two captures"
-				source.addf(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "expanded match on '%s' requires %s", type_label(checker, subject_type), description)
+				source.addf(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "inlined match on '%s' requires %s", type_label(checker, subject_type), description)
 				ok = false
 			}
 			if is_enum_subject && arm.pointer_capture {
-				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "enum expansion does not support pointer captures")
+				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "enum inlining does not support pointer captures")
 				ok = false
 			}
 			if len(arm.captures) > 1 && arm.captures[0] != checker.sink_symbol && arm.captures[0] == arm.captures[1] {
-				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "expand captures must have distinct names")
+				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "inline captures must have distinct names")
 				ok = false
 			}
 			remaining := 0
@@ -12963,7 +12963,7 @@ emit_match :: proc(
 				}
 			}
 			if remaining == 0 {
-				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "redundant 'expand': the 'match' already covers every variant")
+				source.add(checker.diagnostics, arm.span, "redundant 'inline': the 'match' already covers every variant")
 				ok = false
 			}
 			has_expand = true
diff --git a/compiler/lexer/lexer.odin b/compiler/lexer/lexer.odin
index 0bb3541..4961087 100644
--- a/compiler/lexer/lexer.odin
+++ b/compiler/lexer/lexer.odin
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ keyword_kind :: proc(text: string) -> token.Kind {
 	case "if":            return .Keyword_If
 	case "while":         return .Keyword_While
 	case "for":           return .Keyword_For
-	case "expand":        return .Keyword_Expand
+	case "inline":        return .Keyword_Inline
 	case "break":         return .Keyword_Break
 	case "continue":      return .Keyword_Continue
 	case "defer":         return .Keyword_Defer
diff --git a/compiler/parser/parser.odin b/compiler/parser/parser.odin
index fb49343..e39bd75 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/parser.odin
+++ b/compiler/parser/parser.odin
@@ -1813,16 +1813,7 @@ parse_value_control_flow :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> (ast.Stmt_Id, bool) {
 }
 
 parse_statement :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
-	if current(parser).kind == .Identifier && token_text(parser, current(parser)) == "inline" &&
-	   peek(parser).kind == .Keyword_For {
-		start := advance(parser)
-		id := parse_for(parser)
-		parser.module.statements[id].expand = true
-		parser.module.statements[id].span = span_from(start.span, parser.module.statements[id].span)
-		source.add(parser.diagnostics, start.span, "'inline for' was renamed to 'expand for'")
-		return id
-	}
-	if current(parser).kind == .Keyword_Expand && peek(parser).kind == .Keyword_For {
+	if current(parser).kind == .Keyword_Inline && peek(parser).kind == .Keyword_For {
 		start := advance(parser)
 		id := parse_for(parser)
 		parser.module.statements[id].expand = true
@@ -2266,7 +2257,7 @@ parse_arm_body :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> []ast.Stmt_Id {
 }
 
 // parse_match_arm parses one `<pattern,...> [|[@]capture|]: <body>`, `else: <body>`,
-// or `expand |[@]value[, tag]|: <body>` arm.
+// or `inline |[@]value[, tag]|: <body>` arm.
 parse_match_arm :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
 	start := current(parser).span
 	patterns: [dynamic]ast.Expr_Id
@@ -2275,10 +2266,10 @@ parse_match_arm :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
 	captures.allocator = parser.module.allocator
 	pointer_capture := false
 	expand := false
-	if _, is_expand := allow(parser, .Keyword_Expand); is_expand {
+	if _, is_expand := allow(parser, .Keyword_Inline); is_expand {
 		expand = true
 		if _, ok := allow(parser, .Pipe); !ok {
-			source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected '|' before expand captures")
+			source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected '|' before inline captures")
 		} else {
 			if _, at_ok := allow(parser, .At); at_ok {
 				pointer_capture = true
@@ -2288,7 +2279,7 @@ parse_match_arm :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
 				advance(parser)
 				append(&captures, name_tok.symbol)
 			} else {
-				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected an expand value capture")
+				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected an inline value capture")
 			}
 			if _, comma_ok := allow(parser, .Comma); comma_ok {
 				tag_tok := current(parser)
@@ -2296,10 +2287,10 @@ parse_match_arm :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
 					advance(parser)
 					append(&captures, tag_tok.symbol)
 				} else {
-					source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected an expand tag capture")
+					source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected an inline tag capture")
 				}
 				if _, extra := allow(parser, .Comma); extra {
-					source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "'expand' accepts at most two captures")
+					source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "'inline' accepts at most two captures")
 					for current(parser).kind != .Pipe && current(parser).kind != .Colon &&
 					    current(parser).kind != .Newline && current(parser).kind != .Eof {
 						advance(parser)
@@ -2307,7 +2298,7 @@ parse_match_arm :: proc(parser: ^Parser) -> ast.Stmt_Id {
 				}
 			}
 			if _, close_ok := allow(parser, .Pipe); !close_ok {
-				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected '|' to close expand captures")
+				source.add(parser.diagnostics, current(parser).span, "expected '|' to close inline captures")
 			}
 		}
 	} else if _, is_else := allow(parser, .Keyword_Else); !is_else {
diff --git a/compiler/token/token.odin b/compiler/token/token.odin
index bd34c25..64c0404 100644
--- a/compiler/token/token.odin
+++ b/compiler/token/token.odin
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Kind :: enum u8 {
 	Keyword_If,
 	Keyword_While,
 	Keyword_For,
-	Keyword_Expand,
+	Keyword_Inline,
 	Keyword_Break,
 	Keyword_Continue,
 	Keyword_Defer,
diff --git a/compiler_tests.odin b/compiler_tests.odin
index 2cc98f5..f9aaeae 100644
--- a/compiler_tests.odin
+++ b/compiler_tests.odin
@@ -177,6 +177,21 @@ lexer_preserves_newlines_and_skips_comments :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	testing.expect_value(t, stream.items[1].kind, token.Kind.Identifier)
 }
 
+@(test)
+inline_is_keyword_and_expand_is_identifier :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	source_file := source.Source{path="test.bro", text="inline expand"}
+	diagnostics := source.init_diagnostics(&source_file)
+	defer source.destroy_diagnostics(&diagnostics)
+	symbols := symbol.init_table()
+	defer symbol.destroy_table(&symbols)
+	stream := lexer.lex(&source_file, &diagnostics, &symbols)
+	defer delete(stream.items)
+
+	testing.expect_value(t, len(diagnostics.items), 0)
+	testing.expect_value(t, stream.items[0].kind, token.Kind.Keyword_Inline)
+	testing.expect_value(t, stream.items[1].kind, token.Kind.Identifier)
+}
+
 @(test)
 lexer_recognizes_bitwise_operators_with_longest_match :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	source_file := source.Source{path="test.bro", text="~ & &= | |= xor xor= << <<= >> >>= <<| <<|= ^"}
@@ -1253,6 +1268,45 @@ main func() void {
 	testing.expect(t, !found_old_function_error)
 }
 
+@(test)
+function_signature_context_infers_enum_literals :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	text := `TokenKind :: enum {
+	ident
+	double_colon
+	newline
+}
+ParseError :: enum {
+	unexpected_token
+}
+parse func() void ! ParseError {
+	try expect(.ident)
+	try expect(.double_colon)
+	try expect(.newline)
+}
+expect func(kind TokenKind) void ! ParseError {
+	if kind == .newline {
+		return .unexpected_token
+	}
+}
+main func() void {
+	parse() catch |_| {}
+}
+`
+	source_file := source.Source{path="test.bro", text=text}
+	diagnostics := source.init_diagnostics(&source_file)
+	defer source.destroy_diagnostics(&diagnostics)
+	symbols := symbol.init_table()
+	defer symbol.destroy_table(&symbols)
+	stream := lexer.lex(&source_file, &diagnostics, &symbols)
+	defer delete(stream.items)
+	ast_module := parser.parse(&stream, &source_file, &diagnostics)
+	defer ast.destroy_module(&ast_module)
+	hir_module := checker.check(&ast_module, &diagnostics, &symbols)
+	defer hir.destroy_module(&hir_module)
+
+	testing.expect_value(t, len(diagnostics.items), 0)
+}
+
 @(test)
 pipeline_emits_specialized_calling_conventions_and_checked_add :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	text := `sum_c c_func(a, b int) int {
@@ -3236,10 +3290,10 @@ milestone_37_tuples_reflection_expand_for_and_debug_print_compile_and_run :: pro
 
 @(test)
 expanded_matches_and_tag_intrinsics_compile_and_run :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	output := "/tmp/brolang-test-expand"
+	output := "/tmp/brolang-test-inline"
 	defer _ = os.remove(output)
 	status := compiler_core.compile_package(
-		"examples/programs/expand", output, nil, target.DEFAULT, cimport.Options{}, ".",
+		"examples/programs/inline", output, nil, target.DEFAULT, cimport.Options{}, ".",
 	)
 	testing.expect_value(t, status, 0)
 	state, stdout, stderr, _ := os2.process_exec(
@@ -3261,29 +3315,29 @@ main func() void {
 	inline for {1} |value| { _ = value }
 
 	n i32 = 1
-	match n { expand |value|: _ = value }
+	match n { inline |value|: _ = value }
 
 	e E = .a
-	match e { expand |value, tag|: _ = value }
+	match e { inline |value, tag|: _ = value }
 	match e {
 		.a, .b: {}
-		expand |value|: _ = value
+		inline |value|: _ = value
 	}
 	match e {
-		expand |value|: _ = value
+		inline |value|: _ = value
 		.b: {}
 	}
 	match e {
 		else: {}
-		expand |value|: _ = value
+		inline |value|: _ = value
 	}
 
 	u Plain = Plain{value = 1}
 	_ = tag!(u)
 	_ = tagname!(e)
 
-	match e { expand ||: {} }
-	match e { expand |a, b, c|: {} }
+	match e { inline ||: {} }
+	match e { inline |a, b, c|: {} }
 }
 `
 	source_file := source.Source{path="expand_diagnostics.bro", text=text}
@@ -3298,7 +3352,6 @@ main func() void {
 	hir_module := checker.check(&ast_module, &diagnostics, &symbols)
 	defer hir.destroy_module(&hir_module)
 
-	found_old := false
 	found_subject := false
 	found_captures := false
 	found_redundant := false
@@ -3309,17 +3362,15 @@ main func() void {
 	found_tagname := false
 	for diagnostic in diagnostics.items {
 		message := diagnostic.message
-		found_old = found_old || strings.contains(message, "'inline for' was renamed to 'expand for'")
-		found_subject = found_subject || strings.contains(message, "'expand' requires an enum or tagged-union")
+		found_subject = found_subject || strings.contains(message, "'inline' requires an enum or tagged-union")
 		found_captures = found_captures || strings.contains(message, "requires exactly one capture")
-		found_redundant = found_redundant || strings.contains(message, "redundant 'expand'")
-		found_after = found_after || strings.contains(message, "arms after 'expand' are unreachable") || strings.contains(message, "arms after 'else' are unreachable")
-		found_missing = found_missing || strings.contains(message, "expected an expand value capture")
+		found_redundant = found_redundant || strings.contains(message, "redundant 'inline'")
+		found_after = found_after || strings.contains(message, "arms after 'inline' are unreachable") || strings.contains(message, "arms after 'else' are unreachable")
+		found_missing = found_missing || strings.contains(message, "expected an inline value capture")
 		found_many = found_many || strings.contains(message, "at most two captures")
 		found_tag = found_tag || strings.contains(message, "tag! requires a tagged-union value")
 		found_tagname = found_tagname || strings.contains(message, "tagname! requires a comptime-known enum value")
 	}
-	testing.expect(t, found_old)
 	testing.expect(t, found_subject)
 	testing.expect(t, found_captures)
 	testing.expect(t, found_redundant)
@@ -3751,7 +3802,7 @@ main func() i32 { return answer }
 milestone_37_expand_loop_control_must_be_statically_resolvable :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	text := `main func() void {
 	total i32 = 0
-	expand for {1, 2} |value| {
+	inline for {1, 2} |value| {
 		if total == 0 {
 			break
 		}
@@ -3775,7 +3826,7 @@ milestone_37_expand_loop_control_must_be_statically_resolvable :: proc(t: ^testi
 	for diagnostic in diagnostics.items {
 		found = found || strings.contains(
 			diagnostic.message,
-			"break or continue targeting an expand loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
+			"break or continue targeting an inline loop must be compile-time-resolvable",
 		)
 	}
 	testing.expect(t, found)
@@ -3803,7 +3854,7 @@ read_initialized_sibling func() i32 {
 answer :: $read_initialized_sibling()
 main func() i32 {
 	total usize = 0
-	expand for make_tokens() |token| {
+	inline for make_tokens() |token| {
 		total += token.text.len + token.count
 	}
 	if answer != 42 or total != 8 {
@@ -3884,8 +3935,8 @@ milestone_37_expand_expansions_keep_distinct_call_resolutions :: proc(t: ^testin
 }
 main func() i32 {
 	total i64 = 0
-	expand for {{i8(1), i16(2)}, {i32(3), i64(4)}} |row| {
-		expand for row |value| {
+	inline for {{i8(1), i16(2)}, {i32(3), i64(4)}} |row| {
+		inline for row |value| {
 			total += i64(identity(value))
 		}
 	}
@@ -3917,13 +3968,13 @@ main func() i32 {
 milestone_37_expand_control_prunes_inference_after_static_exit :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	text := `take_i8 func(value i8) void { _ = value }
 main func() void {
-	expand for {i8(1), "skip"} |value, index| {
+	inline for {i8(1), "skip"} |value, index| {
 		if index == 1 {
 			continue
 		}
 		take_i8(value)
 	}
-	expand for {i8(1), "stop"} |value, index| {
+	inline for {i8(1), "stop"} |value, index| {
 		if index == 1 {
 			break
 		}
@@ -3954,7 +4005,7 @@ StringToken :: struct { kind Kind, value []u8 }
 StopToken :: struct { kind Kind, value bool }
 take_i8 func(value i8) void { _ = value }
 main func() void {
-	expand for {
+	inline for {
 		IntToken {kind = .integer, value = 1},
 		StringToken {kind = .string, value = "ok"},
 		StopToken {kind = .stop, value = false},
@@ -3968,7 +4019,7 @@ main func() void {
 			.stop: break
 		}
 	}
-	expand for {i8(2), "skip", "stop"} |value, index| {
+	inline for {i8(2), "skip", "stop"} |value, index| {
 		match index {
 			0: {}
 			1..=1, 7: continue
@@ -6742,7 +6793,7 @@ via_nested func() i32 ! AError {
 via_expand func() i32 ! AError {
 	abc(1) catch |err| {
 		match err {
-			expand |tag|: match tag {
+			inline |tag|: match tag {
 				.a: return err
 				else: unreachable
 			}
@@ -15247,7 +15298,7 @@ Map func($E, $V type) type {
 init func($E, $V type, values meta.EnumFieldStruct(E, ?V, some!(null))) Map(E, V) {
 	map Map(E, V) = undefined
 	match typeinfo!(E) {
-		.enum |info|: expand for info.fields |field, index| {
+		.enum |info|: inline for info.fields |field, index| {
 			map.present[index] = false
 			if field!(values, field.name) |value| {
 				map.present[index] = true
@@ -15261,7 +15312,7 @@ init func($E, $V type, values meta.EnumFieldStruct(E, ?V, some!(null))) Map(E, V
 
 get func($E, $V type, map @Map(E, V), key E) ?V {
 	match typeinfo!(E) {
-		.enum |info|: expand for info.fields |field, index| {
+		.enum |info|: inline for info.fields |field, index| {
 			if key == field!(E, field.name) {
 				if map.present[index] { return map.values[index] }
 				return null
diff --git a/examples/programs/expand/main.bro b/examples/programs/inline/main.bro
similarity index 94%
rename from examples/programs/expand/main.bro
rename to examples/programs/inline/main.bro
index 7218922..be2725f 100644
--- a/examples/programs/expand/main.bro
+++ b/examples/programs/inline/main.bro
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Value :: union(enum) {
 enum_score func(kind Kind) i32 {
 	result :: match kind {
 		.first: 1
-		expand |value|: {
+		inline |value|: {
 			yield match value {
 				.second: 2
 				.third:  3
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum_score func(kind Kind) i32 {
 equal_value func(a, b Value) bool {
 	if (tag!(a) != tag!(b)) return false
 	result :: match a {
-		expand |value, tag|: {
+		inline |value, tag|: {
 			yield match tag {
 				.number: value == field!(b, tagname!(tag))
 				.pair: {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ equal_value func(a, b Value) bool {
 
 increment func(value @mut Value) void {
 	match value^ {
-		expand |@payload, tag|: match tag {
+		inline |@payload, tag|: match tag {
 			.number: payload^ += 1
 			.pair:   payload.left += 1
 			.empty:  _ = payload
diff --git a/examples/programs/tuples/main.bro b/examples/programs/tuples/main.bro
index 390212e..1b7b442 100644
--- a/examples/programs/tuples/main.bro
+++ b/examples/programs/tuples/main.bro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ format func() []u8 {
 sum func($T type, value T) i32 {
 	total i32 = 0
 	match typeinfo!(T) {
-		.record |record|: expand for record.fields |field| {
+		.record |record|: inline for record.fields |field| {
 			total += i32(field!(value, field.name))
 		}
 		else: compile_error!("sum requires a record")
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sum func($T type, value T) i32 {
 static_control func($T type, value T) i32 {
 	total i32 = 0
 	match typeinfo!(T) {
-		.record |record|: expand for record.fields |field| {
+		.record |record|: inline for record.fields |field| {
 			{
 				if field.index == 1 {
 					continue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ row_value func(row Row) i32 {
 
 static_aggregates func() i32 {
 	total i32 = 0
-	expand for {Row {value = 2}, Row {value = 40}} |row| {
+	inline for {Row {value = 2}, Row {value = 40}} |row| {
 		total += row_value(row)
 	}
 	return total
diff --git a/std/enums/enums.hon b/std/enums/enums.hon
index d6a2624..b4927c1 100644
--- a/std/enums/enums.hon
+++ b/std/enums/enums.hon
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ init func(
 	map EnumMap(E, V) = undefined
 
 	match typeinfo!(E) {
-		.enum |info|: expand for info.fields |field, i| {
+		.enum |info|: inline for info.fields |field, i| {
 			map.present[i] = false
 
 			if field!(values, field.name) |value| {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ init func(
 get func($E, $V type, map @EnumMap(E, V), key E) ?V {
 	# fixme: linear lookup; implement an enum index/discriminant map for O(1) lookup
 	match typeinfo!(E) {
-		.enum |info|: expand for info.fields |field, i| {
+		.enum |info|: inline for info.fields |field, i| {
 			if key == field!(E, field.name) {
 				if (map.present[i]) return map.values[i]
 				return null
diff --git a/std/io/io.hon b/std/io/io.hon
index 33dc044..d016e7f 100644
--- a/std/io/io.hon
+++ b/std/io/io.hon
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stderr func(io Io) Writer {
 }
 
 print func(output Writer, $format []u8, $Args type, args Args) void ! WriteError {
-	expand for parse_format(format.len, format, Args) |token| {
+	inline for parse_format(format.len, format, Args) |token| {
 		match token.kind {
 			.unused: break
 			.literal: try write_all(output, format[token.start..token.end])
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ hide write_default func(output Writer, $T type, value T) void ! WriteError {
 		.pointer: try write_all(output, value)
 		.slice: try write_all(output, value)
 		.enum |enum_info|: {
-			expand for enum_info.fields |field| {
+			inline for enum_info.fields |field| {
 				if value == field!(T, field.name) {
 					try write_all(output, ".")
 					try write_all(output, field.name)
diff --git a/std/meta/meta.hon b/std/meta/meta.hon
index b1e53f1..73fbd48 100644
--- a/std/meta/meta.hon
+++ b/std/meta/meta.hon
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EnumFieldStruct func($E, $Field type, $default ?Field) type {
     		names [info.fields.len]mut []u8 = undefined
     		field_types [info.fields.len]mut type = undefined
     		defaults [info.fields.len]mut ?Field = undefined
-			expand for info.fields |field, index| {
+			inline for info.fields |field, index| {
 				names[index] = field.name
 				field_types[index] = Field
 				defaults[index] = default