phrasal verb · neutral
come up to
/kʌm ʌp tuː/come·up·TO
speakingtask2
to reach a particular standard or level; to meet expectations
Examples
“Her exam results did not come up to her parents' expectations.”
“The performance came up to our standards.”
“The proposal barely came up to the minimum requirements.”
Band 8 sentence
“While the film had strong visuals, its plot ultimately failed to come up to critical expectations.”
Collocations
- come up to expectations
- come up to standards
Word family
come up to vcomes up to vcame up to v (past)
Common mistakes
meet up to expectations→meet expectations / come up to expectations
came up with my expectations→came up to my expectations
Say it for a higher band
5reach→6meet→7+come up to
Synonyms
meet
Easily confused
meet
“Her work meets the company's expectations.”
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