The phrase "a weak showing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a performance or result that is subpar or disappointing in some context, such as sports, presentations, or competitions.
Example: "The team delivered a weak showing in the championship game, failing to score any points."
Alternatives: "a poor performance" or "a lackluster display."
The initial reading on first-quarter growth is expected to be healthy, only weeks after economists were forecasting a weak showing.
Porterhouse steak, also flagged on the menu as a house specialty (the echo of Porters was too good to pass up), made a weak showing.
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's handpicked presidential candidate limped to victory after three rounds of voting by a special assembly on Wednesday, a weak showing that deeply damaged her political fortunes.
A weak showing spells potential doom, given the viral capability of the infinite number of bloggers who descend on Comic-Con, like 49ers to the gold rush (and to whom William Shatner famously urged, "Get a life," in a Saturday Night Live sketch years back).
So, will a weak showing spell the end for Santorum?
How about for those who have a weak showing?
The opening days of the French fall collections felt unusually bogged down, with a weak show by Martin Margiela on Monday and a heavy, introspective journey by Yohji Yamamoto, with the designer himself singing a ballad on the soundtrack.
The political lineup of the legislatures came into focus as the Democrats captured control of seven statehouse chambers on Tuesday, a relatively weak showing that left Republicans dominant in an overwhelming majority of state governments.
A surprisingly weak showing resulted in the party barely retaining control over the powerful lower house.
That followed a similarly weak showing in the previous quarter, when it said that stocks of unsold handsets built up with carriers.
A weaker showing would force her to share more power with her coalition partners.
