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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While his love life is on the up and up, his friendship with Craig is on the rocks as the former partners-in-crime find themselves at a crucial point of disagreement with no clear path forward. —

Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024 However, not everyone believes that the books-to-TV trend is on the up. —

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 See all Example Sentences for on the up