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

Profits are likely to improve on stronger revenue, he says, noting that average selling prices began recovering in late March, with further price hikes planned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"But they offer a trajectory for improvement. We need to continue to improve on multiple areas -- materials, circuits and packaging -- to make this technology ready for data center applications."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

“It has just been the fact that we couldn’t see the threat evolving and what we’re facing. So we definitely have to improve on that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Apollo’s acquisition had given Intel more financial strength to improve on its strategy, the company said, including with the development of the Intel 4 and Intel 3 process nodes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

I doubt whether any of us could think of a way to improve on it, beyond maybe shifting a local cloud from here to there on occasion.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas