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Common collocations with exceed in American Collocation

exceed verb transitive

US /ɪkˈsid/

by a large amount

comfortably
considerably
far
greatly
significantly
substantially
vastly

There have been very significant increases over the last few years, far exceeding national averages.

by a small amount

slightly

As a result, expenditure may slightly exceed income, but not by a significant amount.

amount
average
budget
capacity
demand
limit
quota
speed limit
supply
target
threshold

You will be required to develop business to exceed sales targets whilst providing a high level of customer service.

The attendance figure of more than 12,000 exceeded all our expectations.