LANGUAGE OF TRENDS (with time)

Trends Verbs Nouns

start (started) with a starting/ beginning point of + N
begin (began)
stand (stood)
to end (ed)
to finish (ed)
to increase (d) An increase
to rise (rose/risen) A rise
to go up (went up)
to grow (grew) A growth
climb (climbed) A climb
develop (ed) A development
improve (d) An improvement
S + (be) upwards There (be) an upward trend in N
Ex: Sales were upwards There was an upward trend in sales

to decrease (d) A decrease

to decline (d) A decline
to drop (dropped)/ to be dropped A drop
to fall (fell/fallen) A fall
go down (went ~)
to be reduced A reduction
S+ be downwards There (be) a downward trend in N

to go up and down - There (be) a fluctuation/ rise and fall in N

to fluctuate
to rise and fall - S + V* + a period of fluctuation/ rise
to be unstable and fall/ instability/ volatility
volatile - S + V* + an erratic period
erratic an unstable period
a volatile period

V* = to see (saw)/

To go through (went through)/

To witness (ed)/

To undergo (underwent)/

To experience (ed)
Trends Verbs Nouns
S + don’t + change There (be)no/ little change in N
doesn’t
didn’t
S + stay at the same
level(number)
remain
S + stay normal
remain steady
unchanged at No
constant
stable
to level(ed) off at No There (be) a leveling off at No
out out

to peak (peaked) at No To reach a peak of No

To reach a low (point)
a bottom
a trough

to dip briefly: trũng xuống There (be) a brief dip in Noun

to recover(ed): hồi phục There (be) a recovery in Noun

A
to overtake (overtook)
vượt
B
trội