добиваться конкурентного преимущества(► to become more popular or successful: "Despite making ground within her own party, she still has to watch her back. gain/make ground on sb "The search engine is continuing to gain ground on the market leader. ► FINANCE to increase in value: "The shares have steadily made ground. gain/make ground against something "The Euro continued to gain ground against the pound and the dollar through the course of the week. CBED.to gain ground on his competitors. ТМТ Alexander Demidov)
приближаться(get closer to someone or something that is ahead in a pursuit or competitive situation the dollar gained ground on all other major currencies VLZ_58)