Work & careers

set expectations

make expected standards clear

To set expectations means to make clear what people should expect from a situation or project.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you explain the deadlines so carefully?

I wanted to set expectations from the start.

Play the conversation

The manager set expectations for the new team before the project began.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The manager ~~put~~ expectations for the team before the project began.

Say: The manager set expectations for the team before the project began.

Use “set expectations” to make clear what people should expect.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

set expectations; set clear expectations; set expectations for someone

Your turn: say it out loud

The manager set expectations for the new team before the project began.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

set expectations

make expected standards clear

“The manager set expectations for the new team before the project began.”

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