fol·low-through
ˈfä-lō-ˌthrü 
ˌfä-lō-ˈthrü,
-lə-
1
: the part of the stroke following the striking of a ball
2
: the act or an instance of following through
followed through; following through; follows through
1
: to continue a stroke or motion to the end of its arc
2
: to press on in an activity or process especially to a conclusion
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Examples of follow-through in a Sentence
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
Mike Hoffman had to leave in the first period for repairs after he was caught in the face by Ryan Suter’s stick on a follow-through on a shot.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn emphasizes planning and follow-through.
—USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Timing is everything, but so are diplomacy, creativity, engaged networking strategies and follow-through.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Emphasizing the effects of the imminent budget deficit and spikes in certain crimes among Maryland’s youth, Republicans called Wednesday for immediate follow-through in response to Gov. Wes Moore’s second State of the State address.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
He’s joined after about 10 minutes by Struthers, who, as Eve, has been secondarily created due to Adam’s piss-poor follow-through on exercising naming rights.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Without a reversal in OpenAI’s policy and a follow-through on its promises, so much about an increasingly influential organization may never become publicly known, like whether the new board amends the conflict-of-interest policy to better wrangle Altman and other executives.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
That includes not taking it personally, staying away from any kind of reactionary messaging, and ditching any kind of token gestures intended to placate workers without a thorough follow-through.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Apr. 2024
Meaning, she may have been told (multiple times) to stop interrupting, but her brain doesn’t follow through — leading to interruption after interruption.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
So is negligence, gross negligence, failure to communicate, failure to follow through to protect these aid workers a violation?
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
In doubling down on her pact to re-record her old music, she's followed through on the plan to great success.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
More and more countries are following through on executing on their Paris Climate Agreement pledges and penalties as we all as opportunities will only be made more concrete, more direct and more urgent.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Now the question is if Santa Anita will follow through on its threat to close or sell the track.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
This newsroom-wide project will bring fast facts as stories unfold — making sure our local officials and institutions are telling the truth, serving our communities well and following through on their promises.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Musk says his companies are philanthropic in spirit Musk has a habit of making generous promises that earn positive publicity, then being shaky on the follow-through.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024
Mike Hoffman had to leave in the first period for repairs after he was caught in the face by Ryan Suter’s stick on a follow-through on a shot.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn emphasizes planning and follow-through.
—USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
Timing is everything, but so are diplomacy, creativity, engaged networking strategies and follow-through.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Emphasizing the effects of the imminent budget deficit and spikes in certain crimes among Maryland’s youth, Republicans called Wednesday for immediate follow-through in response to Gov. Wes Moore’s second State of the State address.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
He’s joined after about 10 minutes by Struthers, who, as Eve, has been secondarily created due to Adam’s piss-poor follow-through on exercising naming rights.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Without a reversal in OpenAI’s policy and a follow-through on its promises, so much about an increasingly influential organization may never become publicly known, like whether the new board amends the conflict-of-interest policy to better wrangle Altman and other executives.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
That includes not taking it personally, staying away from any kind of reactionary messaging, and ditching any kind of token gestures intended to placate workers without a thorough follow-through.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
Verb
But by this time, Renay had truly had enough, filed for divorce, and followed through.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Apr. 2024
Meaning, she may have been told (multiple times) to stop interrupting, but her brain doesn’t follow through — leading to interruption after interruption.
—Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
So is negligence, gross negligence, failure to communicate, failure to follow through to protect these aid workers a violation?
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
In doubling down on her pact to re-record her old music, she's followed through on the plan to great success.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
More and more countries are following through on executing on their Paris Climate Agreement pledges and penalties as we all as opportunities will only be made more concrete, more direct and more urgent.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Now the question is if Santa Anita will follow through on its threat to close or sell the track.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
This newsroom-wide project will bring fast facts as stories unfold — making sure our local officials and institutions are telling the truth, serving our communities well and following through on their promises.
—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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