on the up
idiom
chiefly British
: moving toward an improved or better state
After a slow period, sales are on the up.
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Rich burgundy While chocolate brown might be getting marginally more love right now, its sister, burgundy, is on the up and up this October.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in July, YouGov/The Economist polling found that Trump's favorability among Gen Z was on the up.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This would presumably keep the AGI-managing entity on the up and up.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Survivor producers take their rules regarding fairness very seriously, which is why a network standards and practices representative is on location for the duration of the season to make sure everything is on the up and up.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in July, YouGov/The Economist polling found that Trump's favorability among Gen Z was on the up.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This would presumably keep the AGI-managing entity on the up and up.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Survivor producers take their rules regarding fairness very seriously, which is why a network standards and practices representative is on location for the duration of the season to make sure everything is on the up and up.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“On the up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20up. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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