Success, failure and difficulty, Time:

The company's latest marketing campaign completely ____, resulting in a significant loss of customers.

• hardened

• backfired

• attained

• faltered

The startup managed to ____ impressive growth within its first year, surpassing all expectations.

• go under

• come to nothing

• attain

• falter

The business started to ____ after losing its key investors.

• falter

• harden

• simultaneously

• on condition that

We had high hopes for the project, but in the end, it ____.

• hardened

• came to nothing

• was out earlier on

• provided

The deal will proceed ____ the terms are agreed upon by both parties.

• provided that

• faltered

• simultaneously

• prior to

He experienced a lot of difficulties in the beginning and ____ the design process.

• had a lot of bother with

• hardened

• attained

• faltered

The requirement to pass the test is a ____ for entering the program.

• backfire

• prerequisite

• bother

• thereafter

The factory shut down due to financial troubles but reopened ____ as a smaller operation.

• simultaneously

• thereafter

• on condition that

• backfired

The athlete was injured ____ he was about to break the record.

• prior to

• at the very moment

• thereafter

• provided

The team worked ____ to complete the project before the deadline.

• simultaneously

• faltered

• under any circumstances

• came to nothing