The phrase "tepid performance" means that something was not very impressive or enthusiastic. It suggests that the performance was lacking energy or excitement. Full definition
As you can see by the chart below, gold's meteoric rise (shown by the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD)-RRB- has been met with tepid performances in both the blue - chip Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX) and small - cap - focused Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDXJ). (etf.com)
On the evidence of Wednesday night's tepid performance against Liverpool, it would be easy to think that Middlesbrough might just be the worst side in the Premier League this season. (liverpooloffside.sbnation.com)
In perhaps his most tepid performance to date, Murphy stars as a former space smuggler and ex-con who now owns a popular nightclub on the moon. (film.avclub.com)