on the up
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- (idiomatic) Rising; becoming greater in number or magnitude.
- 2021 November 17, Mark Rand, “Reconnecting rail freight to S&C quarries”, in RAIL, number 944, page 52:
- Even then, the line's future could not considered absolutely secure. At best, it was on probation. Road transport was on the up and the railways were on the down.
- (sports) While the ball is rising.