got better
Made progress finally
Got better means improved or recovered.
Health gets better after illness: She got better after a week of rest.
Situations get better when conditions improve: Things got better once we talked it out.
Skills get better with practice.
The phrase is informal and versatile, covering physical recovery, emotional states, circumstances, or abilities.
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- pulled throughOvercame a crisis
- bounced backRecovered after difficulty
- healedReturned to health
- curedRestored to health
turned around · turned a corner · improved · came around · mended · on the mend · rallied · made it · out of the woods · picked up · remission · betterment · convalescence · rejuvenated · revitalized · strengthened · outgrew · good as new
got betterworsened
Declined in quality
deteriorated · declined · degraded · regressed · degenerated
get, better, get better, ameliorate, ameliorated, ameliorates, get well, getting better, gets better