step up one's game

verb

To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.

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lift one's gameraise one's gameup one's gameup the game
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Meanings

verbstep up one's game (third-person singular simple present steps up one's game, present participle stepping up one's game, simple past and past participle stepped up one's game)

present singular third person steps up one's game · participle present stepping up one's game · participle past stepped up one's game · past stepped up one's game

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.

    Synonyms: lift one's game, raise one's game, up one's game, up the game

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.

Similar
lift one's gameraise one's gameup one's gameup the game
Also see
raise one's gameup one's gameup the game

Translations

Finnish petrata, tsempata
  • petrataTranslations
  • tsempataTranslations
Polish podnosić poprzeczkę, podnieść poprzeczkę
  • podnosić poprzeczkęTranslations
  • podnieść poprzeczkęTranslations
Thai ปรับเกม
  • ปรับเกมTranslations
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APA

step up one's game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20up%20one's%20game

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“step up one's game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step%20up%20one's%20game. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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