meets expectations
Does the job
Meets expectations describes performance that satisfies requirements without exceeding them—adequate but unremarkable.
The phrase dominates workplace evaluations, where it typically occupies the middle tier of rating scales: She received a meets expectations on her annual review.
The neutral phrasing often carries faint disappointment, implying competence without distinction.
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
- good enoughMeeting minimum standards
- adequateBarely meeting standards
- acceptableMeeting minimum standards
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
sufficient · competent · solid · standard · up to standard · baseline · benchmark · on par · middle of the road · middling · nothing special · okay · fine · reliable · steady · consistent · dependable · checkbox
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- adequacyadequate, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, acceptable
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
meets expectationsexceeds expectations
Performs above projected levels
below expectations · outstanding · underperforms · exceptional · inadequate
meets expectationssurprises
Unanticipated occurrences
unexpected · unpredictable · shocks · exceeds expectations · shocking
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