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Part of this original ramp-up was 2010’s Merry Christmas II You, Carey’s second Christmas album. Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 This production ramp-up will drive revenue and margin improvement in 2025 and beyond. Tony Zhang, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 Barrick’s performance is expected to pick up in Q4 and in the coming year, aided by the continuing ramp-up of the Pueblo Viejo plant expansion, increased throughput at Nevada Gold Mines and higher grades at Kibali. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Achieving these milestones requires a dramatic ramp-up of clean energy production, with natural gas still accounting for 39 percent of Californian in-state electricity generation in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ramp-up 

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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