gaining ground

VERB

make progress

Synonyms

WEAK

advance make up for lost time pick up speed press forward proceed forward progress push on

Antonyms

WEAK

lose ground

Example Sentences

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County half-cent healthcare sales tax, declared victory Tuesday after days of steadily gaining ground as more ballots were counted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“Our checks indicate these agreements are gaining ground since memory is ‘the biggest bottleneck of all time’ in AI.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Amazon is gaining ground thanks to its approach of selling ads on its search results, product pages and Prime Video, as well as on third-party sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Not only will Arsenal head to France for the second leg with a one-goal advantage, but perhaps also momentum earned from gaining ground in the WSL title race.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Rumors were rampant in the camps that American troops were gaining ground in Europe.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren