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

Czechia's best result in Eurovision is sixth place but there's speculation that you might improve on that.

From BBC

The administration is pushing for the deployment of a new generation of reactors called "advanced nuclear": a catch-all term for new nuclear reactor models that improve on the safety and efficiency of traditional reactor designs.

From Salon

Such large-scale cooperation is meant to improve on what publishers were doing individually and to share tools across the publishing industry, van Rossum says.

From Science Magazine

“And I think this is an important part, when we get done going through the research, that will help inform what kind of effective legislation we can improve on and work on.”

From Seattle Times

The Angels are still overall confident in Suarez as a pitcher and Nevin reiterated that confidence while explaining what exactly Suarez has to improve on, before Monday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times