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underdeliver
[/ˌʌndərdɪˈlɪvər/]
verb
entregar menos do que o esperado
1.
to fail to provide or achieve as much as promised, expected, or required
The company underdelivered on its quarterly targets.
A empresa entregou menos do que o esperado em suas metas trimestrais.
2.
to perform below expectations or standards
The new product underdelivered in terms of quality.
O novo produto entregou menos em termos de qualidade.
NYC Slang
come up short
Synonyms
underperform
fall short
disappoint
fail to meet
undershoot
Antonyms
overdeliver
exceed expectations
outperform
surpass
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
entregar menos do que o esperado
most common usage
Brazil
não cumprir as promessas
alternative phrasing emphasizing unfulfilled promises
Portugal
não entregar conforme esperado
slightly more formal phrasing
Related Idioms & Phrases
fall short of expectations
not live up to the hype
miss the mark
fail to deliver the goods
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