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

Recent Examples on the Web Other market watchers maintain that a 50-basis-point reduction is not entirely off the table, especially as Wall Street gears up for one of the most important economic releases of the year later in the day — the jobs report for August. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024 And Oil Prices Signal Potential Economic Slowdown Ahead Stocks are gearing up for a flat open on Friday following a rather quiet Thursday. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The Chiefs are gearing up for Thursday night's matchup against the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium – and fans are already wondering if Swift will be back in the stands. Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024 After conquering the worlds of football and podcasting, Travis Kelce is gearing up to make his horror debut in Grotesquerie. Shania Russell, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gear up 

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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 12 Sep. 2024.

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