up to standard

idiom

: good enough
His work is not up to standard.

Examples of up to standard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lets normalize flexible work hours, as long as the work done is completed up to standard. Nabanita De Foundation, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 Sometimes, the quality of fish isn’t up to standard. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022 Is their work up to standard? Justin Mitchell, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 The flights were the latest to depart Kabul in the past week as technical teams from Qatar and Turkey have worked to get the airport up to standard for international commercial aircraft. Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2021 This, too, wasn’t up to standard. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022 Linebacker Will Anderson was just a sophomore but stood up to fill the void, challenging teammates when their mindset wasn’t up to standard. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2022 Conte also needs defensive additions to bring his backline up to standard. Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 The Baltimore factory is expected to remain shuttered for at least several more weeks while Emergent tries to bring it up to standard, according to people familiar with its operation who spoke on condition of anonymity. New York Times, 2 July 2021

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“Up to standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20to%20standard. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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