improve on/upon
phrasal verb
improved on/upon; improving on/upon; improves on/upon
: to do better than (something previously done)
After months of study, I improved on my original score.
It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.
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The team arranged something of an unofficial directing fellowship, allowing Victor to shoot a few scenes from the script and then sit down with an editor to discuss how to improve on the footage.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Having discovered a huge market need for online community, Mark Zuckerberg set the stage for the arrival of many would-be Zuckerbergs eager to improve on his own achievements.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Seeking to improve on that proof-of-concept method, a UNSW team realized that the key lay in finding the right combination of metals to act as a catalyst in the system.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2025
Miami needs more surge at the line of scrimmage to improve on the team’s 4.0 yards-per-carry average from last season, and end the team’s three-year struggles with short-yardage conversions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Having discovered a huge market need for online community, Mark Zuckerberg set the stage for the arrival of many would-be Zuckerbergs eager to improve on his own achievements.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Seeking to improve on that proof-of-concept method, a UNSW team realized that the key lay in finding the right combination of metals to act as a catalyst in the system.
—New Atlas, 20 June 2025
Miami needs more surge at the line of scrimmage to improve on the team’s 4.0 yards-per-carry average from last season, and end the team’s three-year struggles with short-yardage conversions.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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