level up vs progress

level up

verb
  • To raise to the same level or status; to improve so as to make as good as others. 

  • To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games. 

progress

verb
  • To improve; to become better or more complete. 

  • To develop. 

  • To expedite. 

  • To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. 

noun
  • Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. 

  • Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. 

  • An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. 

  • Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. 

How often have the words level up and progress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )