bump up

phrasal verb

bumped up; bumping up; bumps up

informal

: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.

Prices are being bumped up.

They're bumping her up to district manager.

Examples of bump up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was then upgraded to $200 in bonus bets before being bumped up to $300 for the start of the NFL season. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

Gaga appeared early in the show to pick up what would likely have been one of the climactic awards, Artist of the Year, which clearly had been bumped up to allow for her attendance. —William Earl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, Kevin Kane will be back as Detective Terry Bruno and Aimé Donna Kelly as Captain Renee Curry — the latter was bumped up to a series regular for the new season, per Deadline. —Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Personal clarity may bump up against career pressure. —Usa Today, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for bump up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup