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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Breeze Airways is gearing up for winter with one-way flights starting at $39 — offering escapes from sunny beaches to popular ski destinations. Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024 The filmmaker and producer is currently gearing up for the launch of his soccer drama 52 Blue on the festival circuit in early 2025. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Brussels is already gearing up for how the election and a harsh tariff regime could play out. Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Nov. 2024 Walmart is gearing up for Black Friday with some amazing deals for AirTags, game drives, and portable photo printers, slashing prices left and right to save you money on some amazing tech. Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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