delivered the goods

phrase

past tense of deliver the goods

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Recent Examples of delivered the goods Grumman inked the contract in 1962 and delivered the goods in time for Apollo 9 and the missions that followed. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Delivered the goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivered%20the%20goods. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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