From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
ante-upping (uncountable)
- An increase; a racheting up.
2011 August 9, “Upping the Narc Ante”, in The Daily Strength[1], retrieved 2015-11-12:Does anyone else have any similar stories of narc ante-upping they can share?
2014, Robert Rogers, La Jolla Shores Murders: A Bishop Bone Mystery, →ISBN:If the settlement payment owed me was made on time, I didn't figure to be around for the ante upping.
2015 August 13, “Hear New Chvrches Jam 'Never Ending Circles' & Get Your Emoji Prayer Hands Ready”, in Billboard[2], retrieved 2015-11-12:From all we've hard so far, their forthcoming sophomore album sounds like textbook ante-upping over everything that worked well the first time around.
