gain ground

Boden gewinnen, vorankommen

Erfolgreicher werden, mehr Zustimmung finden oder einem Ziel näherkommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To become more successful, more widely accepted, or closer to achieving a goal.

• Their campaign is gaining ground.
• We gained ground on our rivals last month.
• The idea of shorter working weeks continues to gain ground.

So benutzt man es: gain ground on someone (Our team is gaining ground on the leaders.); gain ground among someone (The idea is gaining ground among teachers.)

Synonyme: make progress, advance, gain traction

Gegenteile: lose ground

Häufige Wendungen: gain ground on, gain ground among