trend toward (something)
trend toward (something)
To show a gradual and general inclination or tendency toward something. With an increasing number of companies competing for customers' business, the industry has been trending toward more consumer-friendly practices. Media outlets continue to trend toward an online-only presence as the print industry becomes less and less relevant.
See also: toward, trend
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
trend toward something
to move gradually toward something. Fashions are trending toward the gaudy and flamboyant. Attitudes are trending toward the more conservative.
See also: toward, trend
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- trend toward
- take a liking to (someone or something)
- take a fancy to
- take a fancy to (someone or something)
- take a fancy to somebody/something
- sticky fingers
- have sticky fingers
- have half a mind to (do something)
- have half a mind to do something
- mean streak