gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up
Synonyms of gear upnext

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

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Founders are also gearing up for growth, with 85% expecting revenues to rise over the next 12 months and three in four planning to increase headcount. — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 But some national groups and state groups, including Step Up, are gearing up to receive donations for public school students’ scholarships as well. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Goor and Del Tredici are gearing up to debut their next NBC sitcom, a single-camera workplace comedy starring Jake Johnson as a cynical detective working at a past-its-prime private investigator agency in Hollywood. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Amazon is refreshing its Bee lineup as tech companies gear up for the holiday season with a slew of new AI hardware. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Oct. 2026.

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