miss out on

Idioms  

1. Lose a chance for, fail to achieve, as in Ruth came late to the party and missed out on all the fun, or Trudy missed out on the promotion. [First half of 1900s] Also see lose out, def. 2.

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Example Sentences

“If I wasn’t on it, I felt like I was going to miss out on something.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The downside to local storage is that you miss out on features like natural-language search and smart filters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arsenal miss out on the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League in a thrilling 1-1 draw at Brentford.

From BBC

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson miss out on a podium finish in the figure skating ice dance event, after a disappointing performance in their free dance routine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

From BBC

A run of one win in eight games has seen the Magpies' defence of the League Cup comprehensively ended by City, Newcastle miss out on direct qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League and drop to 12th in the table.

From Barron's