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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move up

At a critical juncture, Vollering’s teammate Celia Gery roared through a corner and appeared to move up and block Niewiadoma-Phinney as Vollering took the opportunity to sprint away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

As for the others who crossed, he said, "everyone wants to move up, wants a good future -- something that doesn't exist in Morocco".

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The area will then be made more fish-friendly by building in natural steps that will increase habitats and allow the creatures to move up and down stream and spawn.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Now, state and federal officials jointly requested that the court move up the hearing by at least a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

All 9,000 Marines of our first wave were on the beach, ready to move up the steep terraces toward Mount Suribachi and the two airfields on the plateau in the middle of the hilly island.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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