upwards

adverb5

1. •
   Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

   • The balloon drifted upwards into the sky.
2. •
   To a higher figure or amount.

   • Prices are moving steadily upwards.
3. •
   Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
4. •
   To or into later life.
5. •
   Backwards in time, into the past.