improve on

verb

variants or improve upon

improved on or improved upon; improving on or improving upon; improves on or improves upon

transitive verb

: to do better than

It's hard to improve on last year's record.

Examples of improve on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the team up and running, improving on-track competitiveness is now critical. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

All of this effort to improve on-farm sustainability isn’t lost on consumers. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Read More $1299 at Amazon$1299 at Best Buy Bose’s SoundLink Max improves on the smaller Flex with true stereo sound — and very powerful sound at that. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Conditions will slowly improve on Sunday as Nolo moves away from the islands. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for improve on

• agamemnon
• automaton
• diencephalon
• panopticon
• phenomenon
• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon