move up

To reach a higher position at work or a more advanced level.

• She wants to move up at work.
• He moved up to the senior team last year.
• How quickly can a new employee move up?

How to use it: move up to something (She moved up to the senior class.); move up in something (He hopes to move up in the company.)

Similar words: advance, rise, get promoted

Common phrases: move up quickly, move up a level, move up the ladder

To change the planned time of an event so it happens earlier.

• Can we move the meeting up?
• They moved our flight up by an hour.
• The wedding has been moved up to June.

How to use it: move something up to a time/date (They moved the interview up to Monday.); move something up by an amount of time (We moved the deadline up by two days.)

Similar words: bring forward, reschedule earlier

Opposites: put back, postpone

Common phrases: move up something, move something up

To give someone a higher position or put them in a more advanced group.

• They moved him up to the next class.
• The company will move her up to a management role.
• Can we move this player up to the first team?

How to use it: move someone up to something (They moved her up to the senior team.)

Similar words: promote, advance

Opposites: demote

Common phrases: move up a player, move someone up

To put something in a physically higher position.

• Move the picture up a little.
• We moved the boxes up to the attic.
• Can you move that shelf up a few inches?

How to use it: move something up to something (Move the box up to the top shelf.)

Similar words: raise, lift

Opposites: lower

Common phrases: move up something, move something up

To change where you are sitting or standing so someone else has space.

• Please move up so I can sit down.
• We moved up to make room for another passenger.
• Could you move up a little on the bench?

Similar words: move over, shift over

Common phrases: move up a seat, move up a little

To put someone or something closer to the top of a list or ranking.

• Move this task up the list.
• They moved our song up to third place on the chart.
• Should we move that candidate up the rankings?

How to use it: move someone/something up the list (We moved her name up the list.)

Similar words: raise, rank higher

Opposites: lower

Common phrases: move up something, move someone up