exceed (someone's) expectations

exceed (someone's) expectations
exceed (someone’s) expectations phrase
to be much bigger or better than expected

This year’s sales have exceeded all expectations.

Thesaurus: to be very good or impressivesynonym
Main entry: exceed

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  • expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion [ ,ekspek teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the belief that something will happen: expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation of: His associate had given the information in expectation… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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