levelling up
Progressing to stronger
Levelling up means improving or advancing to a higher standard.
In video games, a character levels up by gaining experience points and becoming more powerful.
The phrase has spread to self-improvement contexts: I'm levelling up my cooking skills.
In British political discourse, levelling up refers to reducing regional economic inequalities.
Also spelled leveling up.
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- personal growthIntentional self-improvement over time
- rank upAchieve higher standing
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
- leadership trainingInstruction in guiding groups
skill-building · character build · upgrades · experience points · career advancement · habit formation · power-ups · skill trees · new game plus · lifelong learning · game mechanics · public policy · Boris Johnson · urban renewal · achievements · quests · equity · skill gap
- UK Policytax policy, economic policy, education policy, health policy, housing policy
- UK BudgetExchequer, budget deficit, public spending, national debt, public debt
- WhitehallDowning Street, Number 10, civil servants, ministers, Home Office
levelling updeclining
Decreasing in strength
regressing · deteriorating · backsliding · falling behind · downgrading
levelling upresetting
Returning to initial state
nerfing · depowering · starting over · dying
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