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going up

[ˈɡoʊɪŋ ʌp]
verb (present participle/gerund)
subindo
1. moving upward or ascending in direction or position
The elevator is going up to the fifth floor.
O elevador está subindo para o quinto andar.
2. increasing in amount, value, or level
Prices are going up this quarter.
Os preços estão subindo este trimestre.
3. being constructed or erected
They are going up with a new building downtown.
Estão construindo um novo prédio no centro.
4. improving in status or condition
Her career is going up after the promotion.
Sua carreira está melhorando após a promoção.
Synonyms
risingascendingincreasingclimbingadvancingimproving
Antonyms
going downdescendingfallingdecliningdecreasingdropping

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
subindo
most common usage for upward movement
São Paulo
subindo
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
subindo
standard usage
Portugal
a subir
Portuguese preference for gerund construction

Related Idioms & Phrases

going up in smoke
going up the wall
prices going up through the roof
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