Book economy available now, upgrade if business opens later?
I'm looking at SFO-SYD for October. I'm seeing good availability for economy at 40k, but it seems only most proximal two weeks have business at 80k, not available for October. From my reading, I feel like if space does open for business, I would have to cancel and pay a fee and then rebook? Or am I misunderstanding and there is a way to just pay additional miles if space opens up.