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• the performance starts at seven.
• an evening performance
• a performance of ravel’s string quartet
• please refrain from talking during the performance.

performance

1. the act of performing a play, concert or some other form of entertainment
• The performance starts at seven.
• an evening performance
• a performance of Ravel’s String Quartet
• Please refrain from talking during the performance.
• a series of performances by the Kirov Ballet
• one of the band’s rare live performances
2. the way a person performs in a play, concert, etc.
• She gave the greatest performance of her career.
• an Oscar-winning performance from Kate Winslet
3. how well or badly you do something; how well or badly something works
• compare pay-for-performance
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pay-for-performance
• the country’s economic performance
• It was an impressive performance by the French team.
• The new management techniques aim to improve performance.
• He criticized the recent poor performance of the company.
• high-performance (= very powerful) cars
• performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly something is working)
• Profits continue to grow, with strong performances in South America and the Far East.
• Her academic performance has been inconsistent.
4. the act or process of performing a task, an action, etc.
• She has shown enthusiasm in the performance of her duties.
• He did not want a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat he had suffered.
5. an act that involves a lot of effort or trouble, sometimes when it is not necessary
• synonym carry-on
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/carry-on_1
• It's such a performance getting the children off to school in the morning.
• He always goes through the whole performance of checking the oil and water even if we’re in a hurry.

Extra Examples

• Finney gives a virtuoso performance as a psychopath.
• He got top marks for overall academic performance.
• Mel Gibson’s central performance in the film as Hamlet
• Sales forecasts were based on past performance.
• The agency has developed a set of core performance indicators to compare schools.
• The band gave a great performance at the festival.
• The company is putting on a performance of the popular musical ‘Cats’.
• The course aims to develop the children’s appreciation of music in performance.
• The film has a great performance from Jack Lemmon.
• The musical closes this week after a record number of performances.
• The party are dreading a repeat performance of their defeat in the last election.
• The quality of his performance was unmatched.
• The recording gives the most convincing performance of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ to date.
• The singer is renowned for his live concert performances.
• The team put in an excellent performance at the World Cup.
• her fine performance as Ophelia
• his flawless performance on the piano
• the country’s strong economic performance over the last two years
• to maintain a high level of performance
• They gave a magnificent performance of Ravel’s String Quartet.
• This was one of the band’s rare live performances.
• the country’s economic performance