for the best

idiom

: having or producing a better result

I won't be able to go, but maybe it's (all) for the best. I have a lot of work to do anyway.

: in a way that will achieve the best result

They believe that they are acting for the best.

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Engineers added custom coil-over dampers and control arms for the best handling, and the steering rack was adjusted for proper fit. —

Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024 Maksimovic was also born in 2007 and is therefore 17 of age like Barca right winger Lamine, who last week won France Football's Kopa Trophy for the best male soccer player under the age of 21. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Our picks for the best sleeping bags all scored highly in our real-world tests. —

Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024 For instance, our tester for the best overall Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones can listen to the volume at 50 percent and still hear audio clearly. —

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