up to par

Idioms  

1. Also,. Satisfactory, up to a given standard, as in She didn't feel up to par today so she stayed home, or I'm sure he'll come up to scratch when the time comes, or She's up to snuff again. Nearly all the versions of this idiom come from sports, par from golf, scratch and mark from boxing (after being knocked down a fighter had eight seconds to make his way to a mark scratched in the center of the ring), and speed from racing. However, the allusion in the variant with snuff, which dates from the early 1800s, has been lost.

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Example Sentences

Being in the store also lets you see and touch a product to ensure it’s up to par and meets your needs, helping you avoid a trip to the post office to return an unwanted online order.

From MarketWatch

But some advocates are concerned that it’s still too slow, and argue that the federal government may have to spend big again down the line to rebuild networks that aren’t up to par for future needs.

From Seattle Times

Under a normal preseason, perhaps Rivera would have seen that Haskins was not up to par for the job if he had three or four preseason games to perform.

From Washington Times

In my courses, I was forced to adapt to the timelines of a semester, and even when I did perform up to par, it felt like it was more about grades than actual knowledge.

From The Verge

Its competitors, notably Twitter Spaces and Facebook Live Audio Rooms, both allow people to text chat while also running or participating in an audio conversation, so Backchannel brings Clubhouse more up to par and ensures users keep their conversations, and more of their social life, on the app.

From The Verge

Related Words

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