move up

Advance in position

Move up means to advance to a higher position, level, or rank: She moved up to senior manager within two years.

It can describe physical repositioning—shifting to make room: Move up so I can sit down.

In scheduling, to move something up is to reschedule it earlier: We moved the meeting up to Tuesday.

advancement

progress

Movement toward improvement

elevate · proceed · develop · grow · improve · advance · evolve · expand · succeed · excel

promotion

career

Lifelong occupational pursuit

boost · advancement · raise · seniority · title · rank · position · ladder · corporate · hierarchy

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Opposites
vertical physical direction

move upmove down

Relocate to lower level

descend · go down · drop · sink · fall

hierarchical/status advancement

move upmove down

Relocate to lower level

demote · drop down · fall back · regress · decline

queue/sequence position

move upmove back

Shift to earlier position

fall back · drop back · move down · slip back · step back

Family

move, up, moving, moved, movement, removed, motive, removal, movable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G