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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However, not everyone believes that the books-to-TV trend is on the up.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Transparency is on the up as the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive comes into force and greenwashing is coming close to being officially outlawed.
—Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2023
Though no one ever publicly identified the hackers, and Ren denied any Huawei involvement, the episode added to the suspicion in the West that Huawei's success was not always achieved on the up and up.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Although things between Bryant and Huger were seemingly on the up, things turned sour when Huger invited the ladies to an event in her honor on the same day that Bryant hosted a charity event in honor of her late father.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Transparency is on the up as the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive comes into force and greenwashing is coming close to being officially outlawed.
—Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2023
Though no one ever publicly identified the hackers, and Ren denied any Huawei involvement, the episode added to the suspicion in the West that Huawei's success was not always achieved on the up and up.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Although things between Bryant and Huger were seemingly on the up, things turned sour when Huger invited the ladies to an event in her honor on the same day that Bryant hosted a charity event in honor of her late father.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
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“On the up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20up. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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