improve on

Idioms  

1. Make beneficial additions or changes to, as in The company is trying to improve on the previous model. [Late 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Alonso said: "We try to complete laps and improve on the chassis side. The engine is what it is. We don't have any more stock on the power-unit, so any problems could be very difficult for the rest of the weekend so we need to survive on reliability and learn as much as we can."

From BBC

"We'll allow this period to land and you look back on the last five or six months, which has been pretty intense, and you look at what you got right, what you got wrong and start trying to work out ways you can improve on the areas that you need to," said McCullum.

From BBC

In his application for the player-development position in 2019, Mays wrote that he was motivated by helping players improve on and off the court, according to school records obtained by ESPN.

From Los Angeles Times

Neil Simpson will be hoping to improve on his fifth place from Beijing alongside guide Rob Poth, Fred Warburton goes with guide James Hannan, and it will be an exciting day for 19-year-old Sam Cozens and his guide Adam Hall, who make their first appearance at the Paralympics in the event.

From BBC

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — How do you improve on the perfect ending?

From Los Angeles Times