upswing

[uhp-swing, uhp-swing]

noun

1. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum.

2. a marked increase or improvement.

   an upswing in stock prices.

verb (used without object)

upswung, upswinging 

1. to make or undergo an upswing.

upswing

noun

1. economics a recovery period in the trade cycle

2. an upward swing or movement or any increase or improvement

verb

1. (intr) to swing or move up

Word History and Origins

Origin of upswing¹

First recorded in 1920–25; up- + swing ¹

Example Sentences

The upswing at the start of 2025, as U.S. importers ramped up orders to get ahead of proposed tariffs, fell away in the second quarter of the year.

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“We are definitely seeing an upswing in patients with COVID,” Hudson said.

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At Chavez Ravine, the Dodgers’ loss snapped their four-game winning streak — halting their recent upswing both on the mound and at the plate.

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Musk's pledge on an investor call that he would be stepping back from his role leading Doge had prompted an upswing in the stock.

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A belief system that may have the highest proportion of logical inconsistencies, irrational dogma, failed prophecies and broken promises of all major worldviews is one now on the upswing in the Western world.

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Related Words

• upturn 

When To Use

What does on the upswing mean?

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