"on the up" meaning in All languages combined

See on the up on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-on the up.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Rising; becoming greater in number or magnitude. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-on_the_up-en-prep_phrase-fhKtvRrc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. (sports) While the ball is rising. Categories (topical): Sports, Cricket
    Sense id: en-on_the_up-en-prep_phrase-daH5FAW6 Disambiguation of Cricket: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: on the rise Related terms: on the up-and-up, up-and-coming
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