deliver on

idiom

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

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And yet the baying online would suggest this is more than regret, that we have all been denied some marvellous experience and the final hours of the transfer window failed to deliver on its apparent promise of unfettered theatre and fun. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Now D’Amaro will be in a position to deliver on those dreams. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 Saks Global is restructuring through a bankruptcy action, after a tie-up with Neiman Marcus at the end of 2024 failed to deliver on its financial promises. Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026 Early system requirement decisions have also damaged trust among Microsoft’s most loyal users, an erosion that’s accelerated by the company’s aggressive push into AI that doesn’t always deliver on its promises. Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2026.

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