below standard

idiom

: not good enough
His work is below standard.

Examples of below standard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to Helfrich, the majority of tutoring that students receive in OUSD is small-group tutoring, which is geared towards students who are reading at a grade level below standard. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024 This has given rise to a lucrative industry of travel agencies that promise to get pilgrims to Saudi Arabia unofficially, often with assurances of transport and accommodation that may not be fulfilled or are below standard. Magdy Samaan, CNN, 25 June 2024 Learn from the past: Evaluate when people miss major deadlines or when output is below standard. Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024 Credit card companies earn money from interest when customers carry a balance, but most BNPL providers charge fees far below standard credit card APRs. Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024 Prime Day Apple deals reliably bring some of the best prices of the year to Apple products because Amazon marks them down well below standard retail pricing — and AirPods are no exception. Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2022 The water pressure fell below standard when the plant lost power, requiring the city to enact the notice per state statutes, Sargis said. Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 16 June 2021 Hekker acknowledged that his performance last season was below standard. Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021 Students scored lowest for reading and writing, on which about 40% of elementary kids are now scoring below standard. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2020

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“Below standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/below%20standard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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