underdeliver
English
Etymology
under- + deliver
Verb
underdeliver (third-person singular simple present underdelivers, present participle underdelivering, simple past and past participle underdelivered)
- To deliver less, or at an inferior level, than promised or expected
- 2009 March 3, “Promoters fake Howard support”, in Herald Sun:
- […] the result was a warning to all exhibition organisers about the dangers of overpromising and underdelivering when promoting events.
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