upswing

noun

up·​swing ˈəp-ˌswiŋ How to pronounce upswing (audio)
1
: an upward swing
2
: a marked increase or improvement
a dramatic upswing in profits
often used in the phrase on the upswing
her career is on the upswing

Examples of upswing in a Sentence

an upswing of the arms
Recent Examples on the Web But the near-immediate implementation of the new tax credit could potentially see an upswing by the time the 2024 report lands next year. Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 More-logical policy moves played a big role in the upswing. Amity Shlaes, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024 The move comes as physical media is seeing an upswing in popularity (if not sales at the moment). Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024 Joseph Tsang, chairman of global property services firm JLL, said after the last big slump, an upswing didn’t start until investors jumped back into local stocks. Tony Spaeth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Despite the ensuing loss to WSU, the Sun Devils remain on a mild upswing with the chance for another sweep this week, against Cal. Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 As the company sees demand for services making an upswing, UPS is shooting for 2024 revenues in the range between approximately $92.0 and $94.5 billion. Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024 The growth is part of a broader upswing nearly tripling the token’s value this week—an upswing of nearly 190% over the past seven days—amid milestones for both the Worldcoin project and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, which are both linked to Altman. Robert Hart, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 The plan laid out by FTX in December to return customer funds does not reflect the full scope of the firm’s obligation to customers, claims Pat Rabbitte, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit—particularly given an upswing in the price of crypto since the bankruptcy. Joel Khalili, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of upswing was in 1922

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“Upswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upswing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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upswing

noun
up·​swing ˈəp-ˌswiŋ How to pronounce upswing (audio)
: an upward swing
especially : a marked increase or improvement (as in activity)
business is on the upswing

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