on the rise
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- idiom
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en aumento
- So we get right now there is a lot of concern about self-defense, home defense, crimes on the rise all throughout the country, actually all throughout the world.
- poverty on the rise
- nationalism on the rise
- programs on the rise
Sexual harassment has been on the rise in recent months.
- Sexual harassment has been on the rise in recent months.
- Mental health issues are on the rise in young people and particularly in boys.
- So in in Wales, dog fighting is well on the rise.
- And the independent people like you are on the rise.
- Is this type of activity on the rise?
- Human attacks do seem to be on the rise as well, which is probably because they work.
- Now that domestic yields in Japan might be on the rise, will they stop investing as much abroad?
- She's already done so much in such a young life, but she's on the rise.
- But you know, the vibe of crime being on the rise has like really far outstripped the actual numbers.
- They say in Colorado the hookah business is on the rise.
- China is a techno authoritarian state that's on the rise.
- But COVID numbers seem like they're on the rise here in California and even more so across the country.
- Is this type of police action on the rise?
- I was like, democracy is over, fascism is on the rise.
Examples
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Corporate philanthropy has been on the rise in many countries in recent years.
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Personality testing appears to be on the rise in selection.
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Mental health issues are on the rise in young people and particularly in boys.
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Human attacks do seem to be on the rise as well, which is probably because they work.
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My friends, hate crime is on the rise, on the rise in several communities and across the board.
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There is a more global appeal that has kind of only been on the rise for maybe the past decade.
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But it's just, you know, in our countries, we see obesity on the rise in most countries.
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But COVID numbers seem like they're on the rise here in California and even more so across the country.
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Natural disasters have been on the rise in recent years, in both number and severity.
Academic text (2000) -
Mental health issues are on the rise in young people and particularly in boys.
Synonyms
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To become popular online for a short time
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A steady rise over time in popularity or activity
Becoming greater in amount or number
Antonyms
How Common
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'on the rise' is compositionally built from 'rise' (an increase) with the preposition 'on' marking being in a state or position—so the meaning 'increasing' is directly inferable from the constituents. This is a common, cross-linguistically paralleled construction (e.g. Spanish 'en aumento', French 'en hausse') and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
On the rise comes from the simple image of something rising or moving up, like the sun, prices, or a line on a chart. That's why on the rise means 'increasing' or 'becoming more common'.