Collocations for "benchmark"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "benchmark" in context.
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benchmark
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- set a (new) benchmark (for)
- need a (new) benchmark (for)
- was [set, established, used] as a benchmark
- a benchmark for future [projects, studies]
- a benchmark for quality [assurance, control, purposes]
- a benchmark of [success, excellence, quality]
- [hit, exceeded, undershot] the benchmark
- [a personal, a standard, an industry] benchmark
- a benchmark to compare to
- compare [it] to the benchmark
- can serve as a benchmark (for)
- is the new benchmark (for, of)
- when compared to the benchmark
- a benchmark for [comparing, measuring, determining]
- the benchmark [numbers, values, results]
- conduct benchmark tests
- analyze the benchmark [data, report]
- [below, above] the benchmark level
- a benchmark index for
- benchmark [lending, borrowing, interest] rates