followthrough

Finish the motion

Followthrough is the continuation of a motion after the main action—the arm extending after releasing a ball, the club swinging past impact.

Good followthrough improves accuracy and power in sports.

The concept extends to completing what you've started: The plan was solid, but the followthrough was lacking.

Usually hyphenated or two words: follow-through, follow through.

sports

swing

Suspended recreational seat

technique · arc · extension · rotation · mechanics · racket · club · pitch · serve · shot

commitment

dedication

Wholehearted loyalty to purpose

steadfastness · accountability · dependability · responsibility · diligence · determination · resolve · tenacity · faithfulness · adherence

completion

finishing

Bringing to completion

closure · wrap-up · finalization · end-to-end · delivery · attainment · fruition · culmination · result · outcome

Categories
Opposites
completion and commitment

followthroughabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

quitting · giving up · dropping the ball · incompletion · half-measures

reliability and consistency

followthroughflakiness

Tendency to shed layers

unreliability · inconsistency · irresponsibility · negligence · broken promises

Family

follow, through, following, thorough, follower, throughout, followed, followers, follows

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G