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Learn Business English vocabulary with Phrase of the Week!
Each week, we introduce a new phrase to help you sound more natural and confident in your professional communication.
For extra practice, you can download the flashcards—just scroll down to the bottom of the page.
This Week's Phrase:
LEAD TO A SPIKE /spaɪk/ IN something
= to cause a sudden and sharp increase in something
High demand during the holidays often leads to a spike in prices.
Poor weather conditions led to a spike in energy usage.
Supply chain delays led to a spike in production costs.
A similar phrase to lead to a spike is lead to a surge. A surge means a sudden and serious, large increase.
LEAD TO A SURGE IN something
= to cause a sudden and large increase in something
The campaign led to a surge in customer demand.
Heavy rains led to a surge in electricity demand.
The company's rebranding effort led to a surge in customer interest.
Quick Quiz
Spike and surge can also be used with different verbs. For example, they collocate well with the verb show.
Click the grammatically correct sentence:
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