rev up

phrasal verb

revved up; revving up; revs up

informal

: to become more active

The campaign is revving up.

: to make (someone or something) more active or effective

Big business spending is revving up the economy.

The company is getting revved up for the launch of its new product line.

Examples of rev up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chinese leaders have ramped up investment in manufacturing to rev up an economy that stalled during the pandemic and is still growing slower than hoped. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 10 Sep. 2024 Flashback: Richard Nixon's administration pressured Fed chair Arthur Burns to loosen the money supply in many subtle and not-so-subtle ways, hoping to rev up the economy before the 1972 election. —

Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024 Earnings season is revving up, and Bank of America has picked out a series of stocks to buy in advance of their quarterly reports. —

Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 July 2024 In fact, Davis says she's seen care providers do it all, from a last-minute homework check to starting laundry, unloading the dishwasher, revving up the Crockpot, or even doing a grocery store run. —

Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rev up

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