gain on

phrasal verb

gained on; gaining on; gains on

: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)

She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.

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Mining stocks led the gains on the Stoxx 600 on Tuesday, after news agency Reuters reported China was planning to issue a record 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of treasury bonds in 2025. —

Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 The stock market is surging in the wake of Trump's victory, small business optimism recorded the biggest one-month gain on record, and Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark for the first time. —

Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Even with the sharp gain on Monday 54% of the stocks in the Nasdaq 100 were lower. —

Tom Aspray, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Washington has also made gains on Beijing in the race for technological leadership in key industries. —

Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gain on