improve on/upon

phrasal verb

improved on/upon; improving on/upon; improves on/upon

: to do better than (something previously done)

After months of study, I improved on my original score.

It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.

Examples of improve on/upon in a Sentence

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Once the base of companies contributing to the USF is expanded, the FCC can replicate or even improve upon the subsidy that Congress provided in the ACP. —Gigi Sohn, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024

Forma helps users quickly evaluate dozens of different design options and improve upon the ones with the best features. —Robert Defrancesco, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

With nine draft picks — including a No. 5 overall chip that looks golden — the Chargers should be able to improve upon a 5-12 season and make overdue strides to building physical team. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024

New defensive coordinator Chris Shula will need more, however, if the Rams are to improve on last season’s 10-7 finish and contend for the Super Bowl. —Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024

Anthony Volpe, the pride of New Jersey, needs to improve upon his rookie season and avoid the sophomore slump. —Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024

Riker, ahead of Summer, developed goals to improve on the field, and made a plans to accomplish them. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024

The Sun Devils are looking to improve on back-to-back 3-9 seasons and have again reloaded through the transfer portal with head coach Kenny Dillingham heading into his second season at the helm. —Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024

Cardinale has already taken Beane’s roster-building analytics to heart, while trying to improve on them. —Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024