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- verb intransitive To
promise less than one expects to do.
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Examples
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Don't overpromise in the near term and underpromise in the long term.
Angela Haines: Why Pitching Investors Sometimes Misfires Angela Haines 2011
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Don't overpromise in the near term and underpromise in the long term.
Angela Haines: Why Pitching Investors Sometimes Misfires Angela Haines 2011
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"But seriously, my key is I underpromise and overdeliver."
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The first law of customer service, you will remember, is 'underpromise and overdeliver'.
CSI Plainfield: PMUA's 2008 Calendar Dan 2008
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Allen has said he prefers to underpromise rather than overpromise.
BP: Gulf oil spill could be stopped this month Marc S. Kaufman 2010
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A very good strategy – underpromise and overdeliver.
Translink announces Patullo Bridge re-opens tomorrow « Stephen Rees’s blog 2009
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A very good strategy – underpromise and overdeliver.
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There's an old saying regarding managing expectations, underpromise and overdeliver.
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I frequently underpromise and overdeliver, and routinely turn in projects a day ahead of time if I am done and if I know the client is really in a bind.
When you accept a job be sure you deliver it! « Musings from an overworked translator 2009
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A very good strategy – underpromise and overdeliver.
bilby commented on the word underpromise
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January 17, 2024