task failed successfully

phrase

Used in response to a failure that leads to positive benefits.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. InternethumorousUsed in response to a failure that leads to positive benefits.

Origin

From a screenshot of a Windows XP error message.

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APA

task failed successfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/task%20failed%20successfully

MLA

“task failed successfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/task%20failed%20successfully. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “task failed successfully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/task%20failed%20successfully.

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