take to the next level
Meaning(s)
1. better, more advanced, or extreme than others
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How to Memorize
take your business/plans/product to the next level
Analysis
When you 'take something to the next level', you seek to improve upon it, or you advance to the next logical step in its progression (or a plan already laid out). 'Next-level thinking' is a term given to ideas or plans which will achieve such advancement, and so 'take it to the next level' is an expression you are more likely to hear in professional situations. You can also have 'next-level' technology, science, medicine, or consumer products, to name a few examples. A similar slang variation on this might be 'take it up a notch'.
Professional Examples (Basic)
- Five years after starting my own business, I'm now ready to take it to the next level and start expanding.
- The new device is a next-level piece of technology that will revolutionize the telecommunications industry.
- I'm hoping that my new qualification will help me to reach the next level in my career. It should be onwards and upwards from here!
- Thanks to Bob's next-level thinking on the upgrade, our new operating system will be way ahead of the curve.