on the upswing

idiom

: getting better : improving
Business is on the upswing.

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Colored tights and stockings, A-frame bags and flat workwear boots are also on the upswing, Becker reported. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025 Morel kept the Eagles on the upswing Friday afternoon, coming up with a two-run single that sparked his team to a 9-3 nonconference victory over host Aurora Central Catholic. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Now, on the upswing of recovery, Bader is ready to tell her story on her own terms. Samhita Mukhopadhyay, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025 This marks the latest high-profile murder mystery series project with a comedic bent as the genre has been on the upswing since the 2019 release of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the upswing

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“On the upswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20upswing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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