Can I use "realise" like this?

Question

Examples of "realise a goal/plan/something", it means "to make it happen" or "to achieve things you hope for or plan for"

Cambridge: They finally realized their goal of buying a summer home.

The Independent: I intended to deliver them as soon as I returned to the UK, but more than two years passed before I had the time and funds necessary to realise my plan.

I think the following usage is wrong because "realise my plan / goal" means to make it happen. But, in the following context, it means "finishing a project plan", and I guess this is wrong. I need to comprehend this because I prepare for an English test, and they like these things for some reason. What do you think?

I wasn't able to write to you earlier because I had a lot of work. I had to realise a plan of a project and I was on a tight schedule.

Answer 1

I wasn't able to write to you earlier because I had a lot of work. I had to realise a plan of a project and I was on a tight schedule.

According to YourDictionary, realize means to achieve or accomplish. In the above sentence "realize" does not make sense, because your goal, from the perspective of time, was not to realize (accomplish), but to finish a project.

Also, realize is preffered spelling in American English and realise in British English (Grammarly).

So, you could write:

I wasn't able to write to you earlier because I had a lot of work. I had to finish a project and I was on a tight schedule.