things are looking up

Idioms  

1. Matters are improving; see under look up.

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Example Sentences

As Agatha Swanburne once said, “When things are looking up, there’s no point in looking elsewhere.”

From Literature

“Perhaps things are looking up,” she thought as she led the children downstairs to wait for Simon, for it was already nearing eleven o’clock.

From Literature

What’s Next: Things are looking up for next year as well.

From Barron's

Things are looking up for next year as well.

From Barron's

So Carville, despite his diagnosis of “shambles,” thinks things are looking up in the long run.

From Los Angeles Times