deliver on

idiom

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

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Some of the core issues set to be discussed include a push to deliver on national climate commitments (NDCs), a transformation of the global financial system, ramping up adaptation measures and taking steps to protect nature. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 OpenAI already has to supersize its current revenue — estimated by Altman to hit $20 billion this year — to deliver on those deals. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025 Saudi Arabia’s mining industry is starting to deliver on a decade-old vision to turn the kingdom into an international hub for processing and trading in metals and minerals crucial to the energy industry and electrification. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Part of the reason for its lackluster run has been investor doubts about its ability to deliver on AI products. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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