gain on
phrasal verb
gained on; gaining on; gains on
: to come nearer to (someone or something that is ahead in a race or competition)
She was still leading at the halfway point, but the other runners were gaining on her.
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Yun, however, noted that the gains on the high end are shrinking.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Because of the distance and elevation gain on this moderately challenging trek, you’ll be rewarded with solitude and pristine scenery.
—Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
The Nasdaq proved to be an exception, surging 136 points (.72%) Wednesday after significant gains on Monday and Tuesday.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The gains on a university endowment were never taxed before Trump’s first term in 2017 under a tax package that put a 1.4 percent rate on colleges with 500 or more tuition paying students and had $500,000 or more in endowment funds per student.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 May 2025
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“Gain on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%20on. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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