To gain ground Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.
Definitions
  1. . (a) To advance; to proceed forward in confict; as, an army in battle gains ground. (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential.
  2. to make progress; to advance in any undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.

Webster 1913