gain on
phrasal verb
gained on; gaining on; gains on
: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)
She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.
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But the Ravens are gaining on them after blowing a 15-point lead to the Bills in the fourth quarter of the teams’ epic opener Sunday night.
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Launched in 2010, Azure has made rapid gains on its competitors, though, thanks to the already healthy userbase of general Microsoft products.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
In its lawsuit, Ryan LLC argued that the noncompete ban would inflict irreparable harm by enabling its employees to leave for the competition, potentially taking with them valuable skills and information gained on the job.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
For example, the wildly popular Shure SM7b is one of the hardest microphones to drive and requires a lot of gain on the interface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Launched in 2010, Azure has made rapid gains on its competitors, though, thanks to the already healthy userbase of general Microsoft products.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
In its lawsuit, Ryan LLC argued that the noncompete ban would inflict irreparable harm by enabling its employees to leave for the competition, potentially taking with them valuable skills and information gained on the job.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
For example, the wildly popular Shure SM7b is one of the hardest microphones to drive and requires a lot of gain on the interface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gain on
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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