Collocation
meet expectations
Definition
to do as well as people hoped or required; to satisfy what is expected
'meet expectations' is a common English collocation. to do as well as people hoped or required; to satisfy what is expected
meet + expectations
“The new phone didn't meet expectations, so many customers returned it.”
Examples
- The final product didn't _____ expectations, so we delayed the launch.
- Her performance consistently _____ expectations in every quarterly review.
- We promised the update would be fast, but it didn't _____ expectations.
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- The hotel was clean, but the service failed to _____ expectations.
- If the results don't _____ expectations, we may need to change suppliers.
- The team worked overtime to _____ expectations before the deadline.
- Despite the hype, the movie never _____ expectations for many fans.
- The new policy was designed to ensure the company _____ expectations set by regulators.
- Investors worried the startup wouldn't _____ expectations after missing its first target.
More verb + noun (plural)s
- make arrangements to plan and organize the details for something so it can happen
- buy groceries to purchase food and household items from a store for regular use at home
- train employees to teach workers the skills and knowledge they need to do their jobs well
- exceed expectations to do better than people expected; to outperform what was anticipated
- increase sales to make the amount or value of products/services sold go up