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

This year’s team is better on paper and should return to the postseason, but good luck improving on last year’s 14-3 record. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Since then, Jabees has improved on its design, with a compact twin-speaker unit that folds up into a compact package when not in use and spreads out flat under any pillow when needed. — New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

Public health agencies can improve on-time surveillance capabilities by combining interoperable data networks with AI. — Bindu Madhavi Mangalampalli, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Umanmielen looks motivated to improve on his up-and-down rookie season. — Mike Kaye july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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