move up

Idioms  

1. Also, move up in the world. Advance, rise to a higher level, succeed, as in Gene hoped he would move up in the new division, or That new house and car show they are moving up in the world. Also see come up, def. 4.

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Example Sentences

As predators eat those infected animals, the parasites move up the food web.

From Science Daily

Each Green candidate on the North East list therefore moves up one place, meaning that Chapman secured the position of lead candidate.

From BBC

“Sorry,” I mumble, moving up to sit in the vacated chair.

From Literature

But the recent outburst of innovation, combined with the heated rivalries among the nation’s battery makers, seems to be moving up the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal

The odds of a recession, he notes, have moved up to 40%.

From Barron's

Related Words

• accelerate
• advance
• ascend
• build
• climb
• double
• expand
• go up
• improve
• lift
• multiply
• pick up
• raise
• soar
• swell