on the upswing

idiom

: getting better : improving
Business is on the upswing.

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While on the upswing since this year’s tariff lows in early April, the rally in the S & P 500 has leveled out a bit since mid-July. Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025 Yet things seem to be on the upswing for the nearly 50-year-old university at its new location. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025 Even with the New York Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and other AL East teams on the upswing, Toronto execs did not view the division as unwinnable. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Crime and violence were already on the upswing in Colombia before the 39-year-old presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was shot at a campaign rally in Bogota in June. Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the upswing

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“On the upswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20upswing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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