fallen short
Did not suffice
Fallen short is the past participle of fall short, meaning to fail to reach a standard, goal, or expectation.
Something that falls short doesn't quite measure up: The fundraiser fell short of its target.
A person who has fallen short has disappointed or underperformed: He knew he had fallen short of his father's expectations.
- missed the markFailed to achieve goal
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- best effortMaximum attempt possible
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
not good enough · close but no cigar · disappointment · shortcoming · struggle · incompleteness · lesson learned · regret · misstep · failure · endeavor · underachievement · recovery · adaptation · resilience · learning · back to the drawing board · setback