Collocations for improvement - noun

big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, major, marked, massive, material, radical, remarkable, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast
The players have shown a marked improvement in recent weeks.
We expect to see a significant improvement in the near future.

marginal, minor, modest, slight, small
The latest figures are a slight improvement over last year's results.

notable, noticeable, obvious, visible
actual, definite, distinct, genuine, real, tangible
measurable
dramatic, drastic, rapid, sharp
gradual, incremental, steady
constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, ongoing, progressive, sustained
long-term
short-term
temporary
further
all-round (BrE), general, overall
important, notable
much-needed, necessary
welcome (esp. BrE)
useful (esp. BrE)
positive
recent
immediate
desired (esp. AmE), expected
suggested
The suggested improvements were not carried out.

possible, potential
moral
economic, educational, environmental, health, safety, social
efficiency, organizational (esp. AmE), performance, productivity, quality, service (esp. BrE), technical, technological
agricultural, land
ground (= stadium), housing (esp. BrE), school
The club will spend £300 000 on ground improvements.

infrastructure, rail (BrE), road, transport (BrE), transportation (AmE)
home

be, constitute, reflect, represent
The country's economic record since 1945 represents an improvement on the period between the world wars.

demonstrate, exhibit, indicate, show
Exports have showed some improvement.

maintain
Will the team be able to maintain its improvement of last season?

need, require
carry out, effect, make
He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.

deliver, lead to, offer, produce, provide, result in, yield
The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.

achieve, bring (about), secure (esp. BrE)
steps taken to secure improvement in students' attendance

seek
call for, demand
recommend, suggest
encourage, promote
announce (esp. BrE), report
Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales for the third quarter.

note, notice, observe, see, witness
With this exercise plan you will notice an enormous improvement in your stamina.

experience
The economy has experienced steady improvement.

find
No improvement was found after the tenth day of treatment.

occur, take place
result from sth
include sth

initiative, plan, programme/program, project, scheme (BrE), strategy
We have an ambitious improvement plan for the property.
The proposed road improvement scheme involves bypassing several towns.

efforts, work (esp. BrE)
The improvement work to houses will create jobs.

rate

improvement in
The new factory brought a huge improvement in working conditions.

improvement on, improvement over, improvement upon
These results are a distinct improvement on last year's.

improvement to
Several improvements were made to the design during its production run.

an area for improvement, an area of improvement
The new assessment system could pinpoint areas for improvement within the company.

room for improvement, scope for improvement
Their average grades have risen, but there is still room for improvement.

signs of improvement
The economy is showing signs of improvement.