measure up
Third Person
measures up
Present Participle
measuring up
Past Tense
measured up
Past Participle
measured up
1
to meet or exceed the established requirements or expectations in terms of quality, performance, or achievement
- The team's performance didn't measure up to the coach's standards last season.
- The current progress is not measuring up to our expectations.
- The equipment doesn't measure up to the industry standards for safety and performance.
- The proposal doesn't measure up to the criteria for funding consideration.
- The performance of the new technology doesn't measure up to the hype surrounding its development.
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2
to determine the physical dimensions or size of something or someone
- She always measures up the ingredients before baking a cake.
- The tailor measures up the customer for a perfect fit.
- The surveyor measures up the land for the construction project.
- The carpenter measured up the wood before cutting it.
- The carpenter measured up the room to determine the amount of lumber needed for the project.
3
to assess someone's character, skills, or potential by carefully observing them
- The interviewer measured the candidate up as she talked about her experience.
- The politicians measured each other up in the debates.
- The job interviewer carefully measured up the candidates.
- The police officer measured up the suspects.
- The parent measured the babysitter up before leaving their child with them.