Outstanding commonly appears with in and at for skill or performance, with for for reputation, and with to when something remains unpaid or unresolved.
Outstanding in and outstanding at describe excellence in an area or skill. Outstanding for highlights a notable quality. Outstanding to usually means owed or unresolved. Outstanding on is uncommon as a direct combination and usually belongs to another phrase.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
In introduces an academic, professional, or creative field.
At commonly introduces skills or activities.
For highlights the reason someone or something is admired.
To can mean owed to someone.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use outstanding in or outstanding at to describe excellence.
✕ She is outstanding on chemistry. ✓ She is outstanding in chemistry.Outstanding means exceptionally good, not merely well known.
✕ The city is outstanding because many people know it. ✓ The city is famous because many people know it.To usually relates to money owed.
✕ He is outstanding to football. ✓ He is outstanding at football.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Outstanding in usually refers to a field or subject, while outstanding at refers to a skill or activity.
Yes. In finance, outstanding often means not yet paid or resolved.
Not usually as a direct combination. On often belongs to another phrase in the sentence.
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