level up

verb

leveled up or levelled up; leveling up or levelling up; levels up

transitive + intransitive

: to advance or improve (oneself, someone else, or something) in or as if in a game

Collect cards and magic potions, then level up your favourite dragons to increase their abilities.—

Animation Xpress

Staying competitive comes down to many factors, but one that's often overlooked, in my opinion, is the ongoing need to level up your marketing team.—

Sujan Patel

That [Kevin] Reilly has leveled up the brands of both networks is clear in their programming selections.—

Broadcasting and Cable

We provide nurses with the tools they need to level up their careers and their profession …—

News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina)

Leveling up and finding new weapons, armor, or items give you plenty of incentive to keep slashing and button mashing away.—

Dan Hsu

Companies coax helpers to participate by offering points for useful answers, connecting total points to specific achievement levels, and encouraging users to level up, for even greater prestige.—

Paul McFedries

Examples of level up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The intruding air drove the internal pressure levels up to those that might be felt by divers swimming deep in the ocean. —

Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 Along for the ride and leveling up in their own right are Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. —

Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 The annual boat race went on even though the group found E. coli levels up to 10 times higher than what is considered the worst category for public bathing by U.K. authorities. —

Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024 Downstairs a grand room opens to a covered outdoor patio with level lawn and gardens below, perfect for indoor-outdoor entertaining — and a custom wine vault levels up the style factor. —

Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 The Orange Dreamy Creamy Scooped takes the fun level up a notch; the frozen treat is soft serve made with golden Oreos and orange marshmallows. —

Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 Everyone at Sephora has a D&I objective tied to bonus compensation, from the store associate level up to the CEO. —

Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024 Gaming developers at Sega of America appear to have leveled up. —

Chloe Berger, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024 Below, follow some tried and true steps to level up your business this year. —

Victoria Bachan, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024

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