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

Repurpose decor and make notes on what to improve on for next time. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026

The recent GameStop takeover bid from Ryan Cohen has put eBay back in the headlines, but the more important story is that the core business is improving on its own. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 1 July 2026

The team is releasing their data and methods so that synthetic biologists can start building and improving on their cell. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

The fastest way to improve on camera is to make the audience part of the conversation through live questions, reactions and polls. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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