fall short of

1. Prove inadequate or insufficient. For example, His skills fell short of the required standard. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

NBS data also showed factory activity in October fell short of expectations.

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The Spanish bank’s third-quarter results fell short of consensus mainly due to one-off effects in trading and foreign-exchange income, RBC says.

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Did Disney’s earnings meet, exceed or fall short of your expectations?

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It is difficult to quantify China’s semiconductor production, but even the most aggressive forecasts fall short of the country’s demand, illustrating its challenge in becoming fully self-sufficient, many experts said.

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China's patrols around Kinmen are part of Beijing's "grey-zone" operations against Taiwan -- coercive tactics that fall short of acts of war -- Taipei and analysts say.

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Related Words

• baffle 
• deceive 
• disconcert 
• disenchant 
• dishearten 
• disillusion 
• dissatisfy 
• dumbfound 
• fail 
• hamper 
• mislead