follow-through
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈfɑloʊˌθru/
:
cumplimiento
- The team will need to ensure their follow-through on the project if they want to achieve their goals.
We are the people who have to follow through and also assess if that follow through is breeding success.
- We are the people who have to follow through and also assess if that follow through is breeding success.
- And so I want to let you guys know that all men, all men judge each other by their reputation, by their honor, by their follow through, by their word.
- As long as there's enough follow through and you don't quit and you continue to push forward, you will get it, right?
Examples
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What Cameron did not expect to do was make good on his campaign promise and follow through with scheduling the referendum.
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Finally, the teacher who fails to follow through with stated expectations can quickly be interpreted as being less than truthful.
Academic text (2001) -
We have the will and the means to follow through.
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We are the people who have to follow through and also assess if that follow through is breeding success.
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The city created a trails plan and then found the resources to follow through and implement it.
Blog text (15) -
The children are then given free playtime in which to follow through with their planned activities.
Academic text (1991) -
What's unique is the conviction to follow through: to work at it until it pays off.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the economic front, the Bush administration made some dramatic gestures but did not always follow through.
Academic text (1991) -
"A teacher shared that impression: "This year is better because of follow-through by the teachers and the administrator."
Academic text (2011) -
Most participants also looked for improvement in school performance, such as better attendance, follow-through on homework assignments, and improvement in grades.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
149
3.8
To put a plan or decision into action
78
3.9
An action to check progress after an earlier activity
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Follow-through comes from the parts follow ('go after') and through ('to the end'). So in work or promises it means carrying a plan 'to the end' and completing what you said you would do.