gain ground

Idioms  

1. Advance, make progress; also, win acceptance. For example, The new conservation policy is gaining ground among the voters . This expression alludes to a military advance in which an army literally takes territory from the enemy. Its figurative use dates from about 1800. For an antonym, see lose ground .

2. . Encroach on, advance at the expense of. For example, Door-to-door canvassing helped them gain ground on the opposition .

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gain ground

But the one part of the market that has cooled are so-called momentum stocks, whose precise definitions vary but basically are bets that fast-rising stocks will continue to gain ground.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

However, firefighters were able to gain ground as temperatures cooled into the evening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

As rivals in the PC category faced memory-chip shortage pains, Apple leveraged an old iPhone chip and its supply-chain clout to gain ground, offering its own cheap and cheerful products for the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

After Wimbledon, though, Draper has only 50 points to defend for the rest of the year, and so will have the chance to gain ground rapidly.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

But she always claimed she had done whatever it was she'd done to gain ground for us all.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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