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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Texas Tech is looking to improve on its 8-5 record from a year ago under McGuire. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025 If that attitude becomes pervasive, Palace will struggle to improve on their current situation. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Stade Rennes will look to improve on their twelfth-place finish from last season, and there would be no better way to get things rolling than pulling off the upset in this one. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025 Offseason focus: Get bigger, faster, stronger, and improve on everything overall.; main focus was on his release getting off the line. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for improve on/upon

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“Improve on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.

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