fall short of expectations
idiom
: to not be as good as people thought would be the case
Earnings fell short of expectations.
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Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference this year seemed to fall short of expectations.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Despite a season that saw the team fall short of expectations, Hoffman was a bright spot that could carry into the future.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Arista’s upcoming earnings might fall short of expectations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In the short-term, the stock is getting extended (meaning overbought) and can easily pullback if earnings fall short of expectations.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
While such rawness and, to an extent, messiness, would probably fall short of expectations at a larger venue, the approach stamped Oladokun as an independent who cares more about establishing direct connections and starting conversations than chasing commercial trends.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Industry output and employment continues to fall short of expectations.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
However, industry output and employment continues to fall short of expectations set during the post-COVID, streaming bubble era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Overall interest in the technology diminishes as early experiments fall short of expectations.
—George Davis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Despite a season that saw the team fall short of expectations, Hoffman was a bright spot that could carry into the future.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
Arista’s upcoming earnings might fall short of expectations.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In the short-term, the stock is getting extended (meaning overbought) and can easily pullback if earnings fall short of expectations.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
While such rawness and, to an extent, messiness, would probably fall short of expectations at a larger venue, the approach stamped Oladokun as an independent who cares more about establishing direct connections and starting conversations than chasing commercial trends.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Industry output and employment continues to fall short of expectations.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
However, industry output and employment continues to fall short of expectations set during the post-COVID, streaming bubble era.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Overall interest in the technology diminishes as early experiments fall short of expectations.
—George Davis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Fall short of expectations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20short%20of%20expectations. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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