Collocations for expectation - noun

big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE)
modest
I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish.

low
Many children start with low expectations.

growing, rising
heightened, increased, raised
Heightened expectations for educational progress had not been realized.

diminished, lowered
optimistic, positive
negative, pessimistic
normal
It doesn't conform to people's normal expectations of what a zoo is.

clear, confident
legitimate (law), rational, realistic, reasonable
false, inflated, naive, unrealistic, unreasonable
disappointed, unfulfilled, unmet (esp. AmE)
Low growth is likely to bring unfulfilled expectations.

wild
This realization of our dreams surpassed even our wildest expectations.

initial, original
They've found success far beyond their initial expectations.

prior
This result is contrary to our prior expectations.

future
common, general, widespread
There is still a general expectation that married couples will have children.

popular, public
conventional, traditional
family, parental
cultural, social, societal (esp. AmE)
gender (esp. AmE)
Religion reinforces traditional gender expectations to varying extents.

consumer, customer
market
economic, financial, inflation, inflationary
earnings
career, life

have, hold
You have unrealistic expectations.
differences in the expectations held by different social groups

establish, form
the way in which expectations are formed

base
These high expectations are based on the fast pace of technological developments.

arouse, build, build up, create, generate, raise, set, set up
the high expectations aroused by civil rights legislation

change, revise
Users have changed their expectations of library services.

heighten
lower, reduce, temper (esp. AmE)
Her approach sought to lower people's expectations.

manage
Here are some tips to help you manage your expectations for yourself.

influence, shape
come up to (esp. BrE), confirm, conform to, fit (esp. AmE), fit in with (esp. AmE), fulfil/fulfill, live up to, match, meet, reach, realize, satisfy
Her new car has not lived up to her expectations.

beat, exceed, go beyond, surpass
disappoint, fall short of
The reality of the cruise fell short of our expectations.

confound, contradict (esp. AmE), defy, violate (esp. AmE)
The rise in share price confounded expectations.
She has defied all expectations with her career.

grow, rise
change
In later years his expectations changed.

above expectation
Sales came in above expectations this week.

against expectation
Against all expectations, she was enjoying herself.

contrary to expectation
The building work was completed on time, contrary to expectation.

below expectation
What should you do when an employee's performance is below expectation?

beyond expectation
The course has produced results way beyond expectation.
He had been successful beyond his expectations.

in the expectation of, in the expectation that
They bought real estate in the expectation of a rise in prices.

expectation about
the government's expectations about the economy

expectation for
We have high expectations for her future.

expectation of
We certainly had a reasonable expectation of success.

expectation regarding, expectation with regard to
She has high expectations regarding the deal.

expectation surrounding
the tensions and expectations surrounding the show

have every expectation
I have every expectation of cheering the team on to victory in the final.

in line with expectations
Profits are broadly in line with expectations.