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.

Examples of gain on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Nasdaq halted trading for the stock five times on Tuesday as shares surged before plummeting, later rebounding a gain on the day. —

Ty Roush, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Images China stocks fell Tuesday even as broader Asia-Pacific markets rose following gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reach new record highs. —

Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 Fears of a potential conflict in the Middle East driving up oil prices weighed heavily on Japan, a nation heavily dependent on energy imports, overshadowing the positive economic data that had driven gains on Tuesday. —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024 The second quarter of fiscal 2023 included one-time items related to the gain on sale of intangible assets that were affiliated with the Vince IP sale and transaction expenses. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gain on