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 The interview comes as Post gears up to release his latest album, F-1 Trillion, set to drop on Aug. 16. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, Democrats are gearing up for their national convention in Chicago next week, where Harris will formally accept her party’s nomination for president on Thursday night. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024 Walton Goggins is gearing up for his next big role following his Emmy nomination for playing The Ghoul in Fallout with a stay at The White Lotus for season 3. Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 Joanna Gaines is gearing up for fall — in more ways than one. Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gear up 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'gear up.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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

Dictionary Entries Near gear up

Cite this Entry

“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on gear up

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!