previously estimate

Frequency: 7.010.7 per million words

To have estimated something at an earlier time.

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Examples (10)

  • The final cost was substantially higher than previously estimated.
  • The company's profits exceeded what analysts had previously estimated.
  • New data shows the population of the endangered species is smaller than previously estimated.
  • The time needed for the repairs is much longer than we previously estimated.
  • Archaeologists discovered the ancient city was much larger than they had previously estimated.
  • The turnout for the event was lower than the organizers had previously estimated.
  • With the new technology, the processing speed is faster than previously estimated.
  • The severity of the side effects was greater than the drug trial had previously estimated.
  • He had previously estimated the journey would take three hours, but it only took two.
  • The impact of the policy change was more significant than had been previously estimated.