goal achievement

Mission finally accomplished

Goal achievement is the process of reaching an objective you've set for yourself or been assigned.

The phrase appears frequently in self-help, business, and educational contexts, where it's often paired with strategies for success: goal achievement requires breaking large objectives into smaller steps.

Sometimes used as a mass noun describing the general capacity to accomplish aims: Her track record of goal achievement impressed the hiring committee.

Opposites
success vs. failure in objectives

goal achievementfailure

Lack of success

defeat · falling short · missing the mark · underachievement · coming up short

completion vs. incompletion

goal achievementabandonment

Act of leaving permanently

giving up · incompletion · quitting · unfinished business · dropping the ball

action vs. inaction

goal achievementwishful thinking

Belief shaped by desire

inaction · passivity · daydreaming · stagnation · procrastination

Family

goal, achievement

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