lot of promise

a lot of promise

A great amount of potential for future success or excellence. The fullback showed a lot of promise in college, with several professional football teams looking to draft him as soon as he graduated. This new treatment we're developing has a lot of promise, but we won't know just how effective it is until it has been in use for a few years.
See also: lot, of, promise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*lot of promise

much promise for the future. (*Typically: have ~; show ~.) Sally is quite young, but she has a lot of promise. This bush is small, but it shows a lot of promise.
See also: lot, of, promise
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a lot of promise
  • lots of promise
  • have a lot of promise
  • breach of promise
  • a promise is a promise
  • promise
  • keep (one's) promise
  • (strictly) from hunger
  • promise someone the moon
  • promise the moon
References in periodicals archive
The two young guns showed a lot of promise with noteworthy performances in Gilas' stint in the Torneo de Malaga where it split its two games with a loss to Congo and a victory over Ivory Coast.
Director of rugby Dean Richards said: "Joel is a talented young player who shows a lot of promise.
But schemes like the jobs grant show a lot of promise. It's all part of an attempt to build on a foundation put in place, thanks to the vow of more powers for Holyrood.
Bolstered by its new recruits, Zamboanga showed a lot of promise late Saturday night and proved it with a 75-72 win over home team Bulacan in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
'He is a young boy who is showing a lot of promise and we hope that we can guide him at this crucial stage of his development,' Kimanzi remarked about the son of former international Wycliffe Anyang'u.
This revelation may not be perfect for practical usage right now but it certainly represents a lot of promise.
Mainstream 2.00 Nottingham SP forecast 6-4 Out of a sister to Oaks runner-up Flight Of Fancy and showed a lot of promise when beaten two lengths in fourth in a 7f Leicester maiden last month.
Furthermore, the recently launched Mobilio shows a lot of promise as it registered a 22 percent contribution to HCPI August sales.
The ex-champ, who lives in Brentwood, Essex, added: "He's showing a lot of promise, a lot of determination.
ONE bright spot for me this week was Fabian Delph's England debut - I thought he showed a lot of promise.
Patrick Donnelly, chief broking officer for Aon Risk Solutions in Chicago, said, 'There is a lot of promise in the concept of electronic placement.
After Declan's death and Emily Thorne's big reveal that she's the real Amanda Clarke (Emily VanCamp), Revenge Season 3 is holding a lot of promise. Here are what we know, so far:
While the ACO model holds a lot of promise, it is not the only option reforming the way care is delivered.
There's a lot of promise for the future." El Jaish mercurial Brazilian striker Adriano Martins won the Best Scorer's Award with 18 goals.