build on

verb

build on

verb

/bɪldɑn/ · /bɪldɔn/

1

To add additional elements or components to (a framework, a concept, a device, etc.) in order to extend it.

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knew victory was essential here to build on the foundations of last week's 5-1 demolition of Everton and also to keep up the pursuit of a place in the top four.2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC:

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