up
adverb
to, toward, or in a more elevated position.
will up
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future tenseof up.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Maybe they will up their game and find a way to win this time because they are getting desperate - but I don't see it.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
This year, “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” will up the stakes, putting Weaving’s fierce fiancée Grace back in the line of fire.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
It isn’t clear if he will up the tempo once the treatment is dialed back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
In some cases, your provider will up your dosage slowly over time to manage your symptoms.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Unless that opera of mine fails—laughably, and I don't believe it will, up at Ravinia, it will help quite a lot.
From Mary Wollaston by Henry Kitchell Webster
