deliver on
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: to do what is required by (a promise or pledge)
He failed to deliver on his promise.
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Despite signing Juan Soto and coming to a short-term agreement with Pete Alonso, the team failed to deliver on expectations.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Hollis is feeling the weight of needing to deliver on his promise of increasing the company’s share of the digital wallet market from 20 percent to 30 percent within two years.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
There's no shame in admitting that one of the draws of HBO has always been the somewhat smutty stuff, and new French-language drama The Seduction looks to deliver on that.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Design isn’t just what airports look like, but rather how leaders deliver on their mission.
—Andy Cohen, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Hollis is feeling the weight of needing to deliver on his promise of increasing the company’s share of the digital wallet market from 20 percent to 30 percent within two years.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
There's no shame in admitting that one of the draws of HBO has always been the somewhat smutty stuff, and new French-language drama The Seduction looks to deliver on that.
—PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Design isn’t just what airports look like, but rather how leaders deliver on their mission.
—Andy Cohen, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Deliver on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver%20on. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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