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The company’s financial performance this quarter didn’t meet expectations at all.

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The company’s financial performance this quarter didn’t meet expectations at all.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Companies should set realistic financial expectations to avoid disappointment.

Describing Habits

We regularly analyze our financial performance, and this quarter fell short of our goals.

Asking About Others

Did your company meet its financial targets this quarter?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the market conditions had been better, the company's performance would have met expectations.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The company's financial results for this quarter significantly underperformed projections.

Casual

The company totally bombed this quarter financially.

Simpler English

The company didn't do well this quarter.

Phrases to learn

meet expectations

To achieve or fulfill anticipated goals or standards.

financial performance

The overall success or failure of a company's financial activities.