on the up
idiom
chiefly British
: moving toward an improved or better state
After a slow period, sales are on the up.
Examples of on the up in a Sentence
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Thankfully, all signs point to Kate being on the up and up.
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Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
And now, superheroes are showing wear-and-tear as musical biopics are one of the trends on the up and up.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
An essay or response by generative AI convinces the user that the answer is on the up and up.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
During the interview, the Bravo star shared how his closet isn’t the only part of his life that’s on the up and up.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Our expert contributors nominate the destinations that are on the up right now, because of a flock of hotel openings, perhaps, or murmurings of Michelin arrivals, shiny new museums, or a concerted conservation effort taking root.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that stocks and bonds are on the up, those options contracts have fallen out of favor.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
For the past few years, their prices have been on the up.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
They’re supposed to be helping people get benefits on the up and up.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
And now, superheroes are showing wear-and-tear as musical biopics are one of the trends on the up and up.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024
An essay or response by generative AI convinces the user that the answer is on the up and up.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
During the interview, the Bravo star shared how his closet isn’t the only part of his life that’s on the up and up.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Our expert contributors nominate the destinations that are on the up right now, because of a flock of hotel openings, perhaps, or murmurings of Michelin arrivals, shiny new museums, or a concerted conservation effort taking root.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2024
Now that stocks and bonds are on the up, those options contracts have fallen out of favor.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
For the past few years, their prices have been on the up.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
They’re supposed to be helping people get benefits on the up and up.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
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