come out on top

verb

To result victorious after a long period of struggle, competition, etc.

“He ultimately came out on top after some initial loses in the first few electoral contests.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbcome out on top (third-person singular simple present comes out on top, present participle coming out on top, simple past came out on top, past participle come out on top)

present singular third person comes out on top · participle present coming out on top · past came out on top

  1. To result victorious after a long period of struggle, competition, etc.

    He ultimately came out on top after some initial loses in the first few electoral contests.

Cite this entry
APA

come out on top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20out%20on%20top

MLA

“come out on top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20out%20on%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come out on top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20out%20on%20top.

Source: come out on top on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.