# upgrading

Pronunciation: say "up-GRAY-ding" /ʌpˈɡreɪ.dɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of improving something or raising it to a higher grade, standard, or level.
   - Simple: The act of making something better, newer, or more advanced.
   - _The upgrading of the city's water mains continued through the winter._
   - _Management approved the upgrading of every workstation in the office._

## Verb

2. Present participle of upgrade. — present participle and gerund of upgrade
   - Simple: Present participle of upgrade. Use this form for something happening right now, or as the name of the action.
   - _The company is upgrading its entire fleet of delivery trucks._
   - _Upgrading the software improved the system's speed dramatically._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/upgrading (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).