level up

Reach a higher stage of strength or ability for your character in a game.

• My character leveled up!
• You need more experience points to level up.
• Which battle helped you level up your wizard?

How to use it: level up a character (You can level up your character by completing quests.)

Similar words: gain a level

Common phrases: level up your character, level up quickly

Improve something until it reaches the same standard as something better.

• We need to level up services.
• The scheme leveled up standards across the smaller hospitals.
• Can better training level up weaker teams?

How to use it: level up something (The extra funding will level up local schools.)

Similar words: raise, improve

Opposites: level down

Common phrases: level up standards, level up services

Improve poorer parts of the United Kingdom so they have opportunities and living conditions closer to richer areas.

• They promised to level up Britain.
• The funding was intended to level up towns with few jobs.
• Will better transport help level up the north of England?

Similar words: reduce regional inequality

Common phrases: level up britain, level up poorer regions