期き待たいに沿そう

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-u)

live up to expectations; meet expectations

Used when a result, performance, or person fulfills what was hoped for or predicted. Often appears in business, personal, or evaluative contexts.

新しん製せい品ひんは消しょう費ひ者しゃの期き待たいに沿そうものだった。
The new product lived up to consumers' expectations.

彼かれ

の

提てい

案あん

は

我われ

々われ

の

期き

待たい

に

沿そ

わ

なかっ

た

。

His proposal did not meet our expectations.

Written forms

期き待たいに沿そう
Standard kanji spelling using 沿う, which conveys the nuance of 'along the lines of' expectations.
期き待たいに添そう
Alternate kanji spelling using 添う, which can also mean 'to accompany' or 'to meet' expectations, though less common than 沿う.
期き待たいにそう
Kana spelling; often used when the kanji nuance is not needed or in informal writing.

Kanji

期period, time, date
待wait, depend on
沿run alongside, follow along, run along
添annexed, accompany, marry

Similar words

期き待たいに応こたえる
期待に応える also means 'to meet expectations' but emphasizes actively responding to or fulfilling expectations, often with a sense of effort or duty. 期待に沿う is more neutral and simply means 'to be in line with' expectations.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 期待 (expectation) + に (particle) + 沿う (to run along, to follow). The verb 沿う originally means 'to go along (a path, a line)', and by extension 'to be in accordance with'.