improve on

verb

variants or improve upon
improved on or improved upon; improving on or improving upon; improves on or improves upon

transitive verb

: to do better than
It's hard to improve on last year's record.

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Subsequent models have improved on that last attribute. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 The fastest way to improve on camera is to make the audience part of the conversation through live questions, reactions and polls. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The document also calls on the state to improve on its 23rd place Workforce ranking and move into the top ten. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 June 2026 All things being equal, the Raptors would like to improve on their 46-win season, which earned them the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for improve on

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“Improve on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improve%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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