on the increase

Idioms  

1. Growing, especially in frequency of occurrence, as in Violent crime is on the increase. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

Last week data showed that referee and VAR errors are on the increase in the Premier League.

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It follows research by the University of Staffordshire that last month revealed the city was getting close to a humanitarian crisis, with food bank use on the increase.

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"I would definitely be happy to pay more if I know it was going into schools and social housing would be on the increase," she says.

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Weather and climate change have had "probably the biggest impact" on the increase in the price of chocolate, Ms Hall said.

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"The money currently wasted on the increase in incidents and associated costs would be better spent trying to avoid incidents in the first place."

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