yield results

Meaning

This formal expression means to produce, generate, or bring about a specific outcome, consequence, or set of data. It is highly common in corporate reports, scientific research, and academic contexts to describe the effectiveness of a strategy or experiment. It carries a professional, analytical tone.

Examples

• The new marketing strategy is starting to yield positive results for our online store.

  The new marketing strategy is starting to yield positive results for our online store.

• We expect the restructuring plan to yield results by the end of the fiscal year.

  We expect the restructuring plan to yield results by the end of the fiscal year.

• Despite our heavy investments, the research has yet to yield results.

  Despite our heavy investments, the research has yet to yield results.

• Consistent search engine optimization will eventually yield results for your website traffic.

  Consistent search engine optimization will eventually yield results for your website traffic.

• The audit did not yield results that would suggest any financial misconduct.

  The audit did not yield results that would suggest any financial misconduct.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The new campaign will win results soon.

  ✓ The new campaign will yield results soon.

  'Win' does not collocate with 'results' in this context. The standard formal business verb is 'yield' or 'produce'.

• ✗ We hope this strategy yields to good results.

  ✓ We hope this strategy yields good results.

  'Yield' is a transitive verb here and does not require the preposition 'to' when it means 'to produce'. ('Yield to' means to give way or surrender).

Related Expressions

Practice

• Our efforts to streamline the supply chain have finally begun to ___.

  💡 produce successful outcomes

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  yield results

• If the current strategy does not ___, we will have to revise our approach.

  💡 generate positive outcomes or data

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  yield results