filter up

idiom

Meaning

Of information, knowledge or practice; to move slowly up to other levels of an organisation, or population.

Examples

SIMPLE

New ideas often take time to filter up to the managers.

CONTEXTUAL

The complaints from the factory floor eventually began to filter up to the executives in the main office.

COMPLEX

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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filter down
(by extension) Of information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.