deliver on

phrase

: to do what is required by (a promise or pledge)
He failed to deliver on his promise.

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Ballet flats, loafers, closed-toe shoes, clogs, mary janes, and even knee-high boots are the trendy styles for fall, and retailers are in position to deliver on those trends. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Technical leadership owns the readiness question, whether the organization’s knowledge, context and infrastructure are captured well enough for the system to deliver on that value. — Nacho De Marco, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Hard to argue a new Z with T-top panels doesn’t deliver on that message. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026 The world must build more than 6 terawatts of renewable power in the next five years — more than all previous years combined — to deliver on a goal to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to a new report. — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deliver on

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“Deliver on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver%20on. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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