suffer...bad performance?

Hi,

"Without a scheduling method, the project will suffer bad performance" ?

Is the usage "suffer...bad performance" correct No, it's very awkward and unnatural. Say something like 'The project will not be successful / will have a lot of problems'.

Best wishes, Clive

Thank you clive.

Is that to say, the word"performance" itself indicates "good performming", so "bad performance" is an awkward phrase?

Hi again,

Without a scheduling method, the project will suffer bad performance" ?

Is that to say, the word"performance" itself indicates "good performming", so "bad performance" is an awkward phrase?

No. It 's an awkward choice of words, because the word 'performance' usually relates to people. It is people who perform. In addition, the word

Thank you.

So, can I say "somebody has a bad performance"?

Usually you would say someone gave a bad performance (such as a musician) or put on a bad performance. Or that they performed poorly.

Things can perform too, but there's a sense of action: You can have poor performance from the engine in your car, for example.

Thanks lot guys!