soft launch

sɒft lɔːntʃ

Definition

Definition of soft launch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informalsubtle announcement of a romantic relationship

They did a soft launch of their relationship on Instagram.

marketinginitial release of a product to a limited audience

The company opted for a soft launch to gauge user feedback before the full release..

Verbal expression

relationship

introduce a new relationship subtly on social media

They soft launched their relationship with a shared photo.

marketing

release a product to a limited audience

The company decided to soft launch the app in Europe.

websites

TECH.

implement the initial release of a website

TECH.

We will soft launch the website next week.

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with launch

launch into

start something with energy or enthusiasm

She launched into her presentation with confidence.

launch out

begin a new activity with enthusiasm

She decided to launch out into a new career.

launch a withering attack on

start a strong and damaging criticism

The politician launched a withering attack on his opponent's policies.

failure to launch

young adult's inability to start independent life

His failure to launch worried his parents.

launch a career

initiate a path in a specific field

He launched a career in music at a young age.

launch a website

make a website available to the public

They plan to launch a website for their new product next month.

launch an attack

start aggressive action against someone or something

The army will launch an attack at dawn.

launch date

planned day when a new product service or project begins publicly

The game’s launch date was delayed to fix several critical bugs.

launch meeting

meeting to start a project or event

The team gathered for the launch meeting to discuss the new product.

boat launch

sloped area or structure where boats are moved into water

We met at the boat launch near the campground parking lot.

Examples of soft launch in a sentence

A soft launch of their romance appeared in a subtle post.
The app's soft launch helped identify critical bugs.
A soft launch was conducted to test the market response.
She soft launched her new partner with a casual Instagram story.
He decided to soft launch by changing his relationship status quietly.
They plan to soft launch the new feature next month.

We will soft launch the service to gather user feedback.
They decided to soft launch the app quietly.
The team will soft launch the new platform tomorrow.

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French:lancement discret, annoncer discrètement, ...
German:sanfter Start, vorstellen, ...
Italian:lancio discreto, presentare, ...
Spanish:lanzamiento suave, presentar, ...
Portuguese:lançamento discreto, anunciar discretamente, ...
Chinese:低调发布, 悄然展示, ...
Japanese:ソフトローンチ, さりげなく公開する, ...
Arabic:إعلان غير مباشر, أعلن عن علاقته بشكل غير مباشر, ...
Hebrew:סוֹפְט לוֹנְץ׳, לַעֲשׂוֹת סוֹפְט לָאנְץ׳, ...
Russian:мягкий запуск, намекать, ...
Ukrainian:м'який запуск, непомітно представити стосунки, ...
Hindi:सॉफ्ट लॉन्च, धीरे-धीरे पेश करना, ...
Bengali:সফট লঞ্চ, সফট লঞ্চ করা, ...
Catalan:llançament subtil, insinuar, ...
Czech:nenápadné zveřejnění vztahu, nenápadně zveřejnit, ...
Danish:blød lancering, lancere diskret et forhold, ...
Dutch:zachte lancering, introduceren, ...
Greek:διακριτική ανακοίνωση, εισάγω διακριτικά, ...
Hungarian:finom utalás, finoman felvállalni, ...
Khmer:ការប្រកាសបែបលាក់លៀមអំពីទំនាក់ទំនងស្នេហា, បង្ហាញដោយស្ងាត់ៗ, ...
Korean:소프트 런치, 은근히 공개하다, ...
Persian:اعلام غیررسمی, به آرامی معرفی کرد, ...
Polish:subtelne ogłoszenie, zasugerować, ...
Portuguese (BR):lançamento discreto, revelar discretamente, ...
Romanian:anunț subtil, a anunța subtil, ...
Swedish:mjuk lansering, introducera, ...
Thai:การเปิดตัวเบาๆ, เปิดตัวเบาๆ, ...
Turkish:ince duyuru, ince bir şekilde tanıtmak, ...
Vietnamese:âm thầm công khai, ngầm công khai, ...

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