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

Mozeliak went on to say there are ways the Angels can improve on the margins. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

In 2013 Wangchuk came up with an idea to improve on a method to freeze glacial meltwater developed by fellow engineer Chewang Norphel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

Repeating — or even improving on — that success is a near-daily pursuit for the Baltimore native, who recently concluded his junior year at Curley. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026

But it’s been 20 years since the original launch and, according to Lynch, the team has never stopped trying to improve on it. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 20 July 2026

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