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improve (up)on (something)

To make something better in future attempts or iterations. The company always improves upon its previous hardware, making small tweaks and fixes of issues that irked users the last time around. The only way to improve on your writing is to just keep writing as much as you can—while also taking on board advice and constructive criticism from others, of course. Do you have any ideas for how we can improve on this ad campaign?

improve the shining hour

old-fashioned To maximize one's productivity; to make the most of one's time. This notion that children should at all times strive to improve the shining hour—foregoing play and rest in the name of education and work—means many children are being deprived of childhood itself.

improve (up)on something

to make something better. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Do you really think you can improve upon this song? No one can improve on my favorite melody.

improve on

Make beneficial additions or changes to, as in The company is trying to improve on the previous model. [Late 1600s]

improve the shining hour

make good use of time; make the most of your time. literary

This expression comes from Isaac Watts's Divine Songs for Children ( 1715 ): ‘How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour’.

improve on

or improve upon

To make beneficial additions or changes to something; make something better: We can improve on this room by painting it. I improved upon the recipe by adding more spices.

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释义	improve Related to improve: thesaurus improve (up)on (something) To make something better in future attempts or iterations. The company always improves upon its previous hardware, making small tweaks and fixes of issues that irked users the last time around. The only way to improve on your writing is to just keep writing as much as you can—while also taking on board advice and constructive criticism from others, of course. Do you have any ideas for how we can improve on this ad campaign? See also: improve improve the shining hour old-fashioned To maximize one's productivity; to make the most of one's time. This notion that children should at all times strive to improve the shining hour—foregoing play and rest in the name of education and work—means many children are being deprived of childhood itself. See also: hour, improve, shine Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. improve (up)on something to make something better. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Do you really think you can improve upon this song? No one can improve on my favorite melody. See also: improve, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. improve on Make beneficial additions or changes to, as in The company is trying to improve on the previous model. [Late 1600s] See also: improve, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. improve the shining hour make good use of time; make the most of your time. literary This expression comes from Isaac Watts's Divine Songs for Children ( 1715 ): ‘How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour’. See also: hour, improve, shine Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary improve on or improve upon v. To make beneficial additions or changes to something; make something better: We can improve on this room by painting it. I improved upon the recipe by adding more spices. See also: improve, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. 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Federal knowledge management spending to increase 29% by 2009 Through 41 sessions of traditional therapy in all three rehab disciplines--including combined stretching, strengthening, and compensatory and adaptive strategies, such as splinting--Irene did not substantially improve. The promise of strength training: are the frail elderly past beneficial strength building? Think again Essentially, the purpose of Six Sigma is to gain breakthrough knowledge on how to improve processes to do things better, faster and at lower cost. Six Sigma: applied research for improved public relations The ASB believes that the requirements and guidance provided in the statement will result in a substantial change in auditor's performance and thereby improve the likelihood that auditors will detect material misstatements due to fraud in a financial statement audit. New Fraud audit standard approved by Auditing Standards Board. (just in ...) 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