delivering the goods

phrase

present participle of deliver the goods

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bearing fruit
Phrase
  • These trees can begin bearing fruit in as little as one to three years after planting, compared to the five to 10 years required for standard trees.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026
  • The real-estate people who stand to profit from conversion projects claim (unsurprisingly) that adding union-friendly requirements would make their math impossible, effectively killing a program that is already bearing fruit.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
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“Delivering the goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delivering%20the%20goods. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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