follow-through
1follow-through — follow throughs 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N prep A follow through is something that completes an action or a planned series of actions. ...the task of finding a durable solution to the refugee problem as a follow through to the very temporary… …
2follow-through — n [singular] 1.) the continued movement of your arm after you have hit the ball in tennis, golf etc →↑follow through 2.) the things that someone does in order to complete a plan →↑follow through ▪ The budget has to cover not only the main project …
3follow through on — follow through (on (something)) to continue something until it is completed. It was an unpopular idea, but he followed through on it anyway. I am sorry now that I didn t follow through with music lessons when I was younger. Etymology: based on… …
4follow through — (on (something)) to continue something until it is completed. It was an unpopular idea, but he followed through on it anyway. I am sorry now that I didn t follow through with music lessons when I was younger. Etymology: based on the sports… …
5follow-through — n. 1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the… …
6follow-through — UK US noun [U] ► something that is done as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Most of the theory of data protection is obvious, but follow through remains an important responsibility …
7follow-through — (n.) 1897, of golf swings, from verbal phrase follow through. Figurative use from 1926 …
8follow through — index complete, consummate, exhaust (try all possibilities), follow up, perpetrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9follow through — [v] bring to a conclusion complete, conclude, consummate, pursue, see through; concept 91 Ant. leave, not finish …
10follow-through — noun 1. ) count or uncount the final part of the movement you make when you hit, kick, or throw the ball in a sport 2. ) uncount something that is done in order to complete a plan or reaction …