deliver on
idiom
: to do what is required by (a promise or pledge)
He failed to deliver on his promise.
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What follows is Hanke’s account of the administration’s growing interest in advocating the dollarization path, a course of action Milei has been unable to deliver on.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Pressure will be high in this opening match, on Arsenal to turn around their domestic form, and on Giraldez to deliver on the European stage fast given the summer’s business.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Trinity, a Christian broadcaster that agreed to distribute Merit TV beginning in early 2024, countersued Merit Street Media after the bankruptcy filing, saying McGraw failed to deliver on viewership (Merit Street typically averaged under 100,000 viewers per day) and ad revenue targets.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Who is going to deliver on an actual Israeli withdrawal?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Pressure will be high in this opening match, on Arsenal to turn around their domestic form, and on Giraldez to deliver on the European stage fast given the summer’s business.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Trinity, a Christian broadcaster that agreed to distribute Merit TV beginning in early 2024, countersued Merit Street Media after the bankruptcy filing, saying McGraw failed to deliver on viewership (Merit Street typically averaged under 100,000 viewers per day) and ad revenue targets.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Who is going to deliver on an actual Israeli withdrawal?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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 Oct. 2025.
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