gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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Colorado is gearing up for a major labor showdown in 2025. The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2024 OpenAI closed its latest $6.6 billion round in October, gearing up to aggressively compete with xAI as well as Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Anthropic in a market that’s predicted to top $1 trillion in revenue within a decade. Hayden Field, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 Loading your audio article Despite stormy weather and a potential government shutdown, millions of people were gearing up Friday to travel across the state and the nation for the holidays. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 Five Important Discoveries Made From NASA's Parker Solar Probe By Jess Thomson Science Reporter 3 As the Parker Solar Probe gears up for a record-breaking fly-by of our sun, NASA experts have revealed the secrets of the historic mission. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gear up 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gear up was in 1943

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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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