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

As early as 1815, the flooded young pueblo had to hoist its skirts and move up to higher ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In fact, stocks today are technically cheaper than they were prior to the recent move up in rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

National Australia Bank's Rodrigo Catril said: "AI-linked stocks that have increased their borrowing levels are now seemingly showing a greater deal of sensitivity to the move up in higher longer-dated yields."

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“A sizeable commitment from a frontier compute provider validates Indonesia’s ambition to move up the digital value chain and deepens the region’s ecosystem,” Tay writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Theon spurred his mount to move up beside Robb.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Related Words

• accelerate
• advance
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• build
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