gain ground on

: resources or advantage acquired or increased : profit

: the act or process of acquiring something

: an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree

: to acquire or get possession of usually by industry, merit, or craft

: to win in competition or conflict

: to arrive at : reach, attain

: the bottom of a body of water

: sediment

: ground coffee beans after brewing

: to bring to or place on the ground

: to cause to run aground

: to provide a reason or justification for

: past tense and past participle of grind