WORK UP TO STH


Meaning of WORK UP TO STH in English

to develop or move gradually towards sth, usually sth more exciting or extreme :

The music worked up to a rousing finale.

I began by jogging in the park and worked up to running five miles a day.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.