The phrase "allowed to step up" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission or opportunity to take on a more active or responsible role in a situation.
Example: "In this project, everyone is encouraged to step up and contribute their ideas."
Alternatives: "permitted to take charge" or "given the opportunity to lead".
As a 20-year employee at the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra, or T. T., where he worked mostly as a designer, he played an important role in revealing the insidious neo-Nazi movement in Sweden, but he was rarely allowed to step up to the keyboard and write what he knew.
Iran has been pressing hard to be allowed to step up research and development in the final years of the agreement so it can quickly ramp up enrichment to industrial levels.
The Fairchild acquisition allowed Advance to step up its dominance in fashion magazines.
Despite the slowdown, the firm said its cash reserves of €640m allowed it to step up investments in its brands to "further strengthen its competitive market position".
That, coupled with our new director of food services, has really allowed us to step up the flavor and variety of our menus.
In recent years, Mexico has surpassed Colombia to become the largest supplier of heroin to the U.S. Security analysts say the opioid epidemic in the U.S. has left cartels flush with cash, which has allowed them to step up the warfare.
Under the current conditions, the Don't Panic course is perhaps best offered as an economically affordable first step in a stepped-care approach for PD, thus allowing people to step up to more intensive forms of treatment, should that be required.
The Giants picked up the blitz well, allowing Manning to step up in the pocket.
This is an important group: first-time homebuyers drive the entire market, allowing sellers to step up into bigger homes.
Bowen floated the ball from the right to allow Thome to step up for a free header past the home keeper, Charlie Smitten.
A believer in meditation, he has a self-discipline and centered sense that allows him to step up to even the most discouraging news with a jaunty stride.
