follow through on/with

phrase

1

: to complete (an activity or process that has been started)

He doesn't follow through on his good intentions.

We feared they would follow through on/with their threat.

2

sports : to complete a stroke or swing

You should follow through on your backhand.

Examples of follow through on/with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pledge is also nonbinding, meaning that there’s no way to track how any of these companies actually follow through on their promises. — Molly Taft, Wired News, 4 Mar. 2026

Trump’s ability to follow through on those promises is likely to be pivotal in determining the outcome of the midterm elections in November, Republican strategists say. — Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

And the White House has to follow through on its pledge to protect AI companies against a patchwork of state AI regulations emerging across the country. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026

This was a weird season of TV, one that began in an introspective place but started seriously testing my patience somewhere around the midpoint, failing to follow through on the storylines Sheridan set up. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2026