build on

Idioms  

1. Also, build upon. Add as an extension; use as a basis or foundation. For example, They decided to build on an addition, or She was building all her hopes on passing the exam. John Locke had this idiom in his treatise on government (1689): “Sovereignty built on ‘property’ . . . comes to nothing.” [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Research building on earlier work in type 2 diabetes suggests the experimental drug IC7Fc may also help protect against heart disease.

From Science Daily

That builds on the agreement reached with the government earlier this month to more than triple the production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor missiles, to 2,000 a year from 600.

From MarketWatch

This study builds on earlier work by the same research group.

From Science Daily

The new wave of AI dictation apps uses Whisper as the foundation and builds on top to offer live dictation.

From Los Angeles Times

The point was not enough to secure automatic qualification for the last 16, but Eddie Howe's side look well placed to progress past Monaco or Qarabag if they build on this.

From BBC

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