fall short of — to fail to reach a required or expected level, amount, or standard
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to fail to reach a required or expected level, amount, or standard
Pronunciation (IPA): /fɔːl ʃɔːrt ʌv/
Example Sentences
- My pizza delivery fell short of my doorstep by exactly three floors.
- The company's profits fell short of projections this quarter.
- His attempt at cooking fell short of edible, landing somewhere around 'science experiment'.
fall short of
NOUN[/fɔːl ʃɔːrt ʌv/]
to fail to reach a required or expected level, amount, or standard
💡 Concept
to fail to reach a required or expected level, amount, or standard
🎵 Rhyme
Too short to reach the tall hoop, despite the coach's call!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/fɔːl ʃɔːrt ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/fɔːl ʃɔːt ɒv/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
calltallall
call
tall
all
🔗Collocations
fall short of expectations
fall short of the target
fall short of requirements
fall short of the mark
fall short of perfection
fall short of funding
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My pizza delivery fell short of my doorstep by exactly three floors.”
“The company's profits fell short of projections this quarter.”
😄 Fun example
“His attempt at cooking fell short of edible, landing somewhere around 'science experiment'.”
“The fundraising campaign fell short of its goal by $10,000.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
fail to meetcome up shortmiss the markunderperformdisappoint
Antonyms
exceedsurpassoutperform
Related
insufficientinadequatedeficientlacking
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