The phrase 'build on previous' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to say that you are continuing to develop something that you have already done, or that someone else has done. Example: We will build on previous research to determine the best course of action.
These findings build on previous work showing that sleep deprivation disrupts self-control and willpower.
The findings build on previous work from famed American microbiologist Carl Woese, who showed that eukaryotes evolved from archaea.
Our findings build on previous research examining the adequacy of prenatal care among women with HIV.
These findings build on previous work illustrating how facilitators develop their skills and confidence over time [ 41].
Collectively, these findings build on previous work showing that pharmacological vHP GHSR activation increases meal frequency and size (Kanoski et al., 2013).
Specifically, our findings build on previous research linking walkability or access to destinations to outdoor walking, specifically in older adults [ 13– 15].
These findings build on previous work to provide a detailed structural framework for understanding how the RNA polymerase holoenzyme and DNA interact to form the open promoter complex.
Our findings build on previous research that has been largely restricted to patients admitted from the emergency department or with high acuity illnesses in tertiary care hospitals.
New policies should build on previous ones, agrees Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's head of education research.
Unlike the preceding workbooks, this one does not build on previous efforts and does not require knowledge of them to be implemented.
"One of ICSF's values is to build on previous experience.
