a step up/down

idiom

: more/less important, challenging, etc., than something had before

The new job is a step up/down for her.

Examples of a step up/down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To be sure, some Wall Street analysts aren’t expecting a step up in upgrades driven the trade-in offers. —

Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024 Think: an extended nighttime routine taking a step up from the pimple cream and headgear people went to sleep with in years past. —

Tayler Adigun, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024 This is a step up for Xperia models, which often had lower battery life figures due to the 4K screen. —

Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 15 May 2024 The only disappointment is CPU performance, which is fine but generally tends to be a step sideways at best (from older Intel chips), if not a step down (from Ryzen, usually). —

Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a step up/down

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