Idiom idiom
filter up
Meaning
Of information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“New ideas often take time to filter up to the managers.”
“The complaints from the factory floor eventually began to filter up to the executives in the main office.”
“As the innovative practices adopted by the regional branches began to filter up to the national headquarters, the entire organization experienced a significant shift in its operational strategy.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026