Collocations for "preliminary"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "preliminary" in context.
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preliminary
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the preliminaries [begin, start] on [Monday]
- was eliminated during the preliminaries
- was lucky to [get, make it] through the preliminaries
- qualified [from, through] the preliminaries
- is considered a preliminary to
- will be needed as a preliminary to
- skip the usual preliminaries and get straight to the point
- get the preliminaries out the way
- started [speaking, her speech] without preliminaries
- a preliminary to a major [attack, offensive]
- (the) preliminary [findings, results, data, information] (show that)
- preliminary findings [suggest, indicate, imply] (that)
- the preliminary [analysis] suggests that
- according to the preliminary [analysis, assessment, evidence]
- [work out, discuss, send] the preliminary details
- [write, compile, elaborate] a preliminary report
- [undergo, perform] a preliminary [examination, exam]
- [go to, attend] a preliminary hearing (for)
- was [eliminated, knocked out, beaten] in the preliminary round
- [won, lost] the preliminary round
'preliminary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):