gain on

phrasal verb

gained on; gaining on; gains on

: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)

She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.

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Excluding the one-day gain on the Wednesday after Election Day, the S&P 500 is actually down more than 1%. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025 Williams made a big-time play connecting with DJ Moore for an 18-yard gain on third-and-11 from the Bears’ 49-yard line with 15 seconds remaining and no timeouts. —

Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025 Between dinner parties, cookie exchanges and festive cocktails, most people report eating and drinking more than usual during the holidays, gaining on average 1 to 2 pounds of body weight. —

Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 Seattle’s offense could reach only its 46-yard line before punting after Charbonnet couldn’t reach the line to gain on a third-down swing pass. —

Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gain on