How to Use ramp-up in a Sentence

ramp-up

noun
  • The ramp-up is notable for Trump, who held just four campaign events in the past month.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Keeping in mind the team has not yet put on pads, the first four days are more of a ramp-up period.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
  • After all, the reports have not been good on this ramp-up to Super Bowl 58.
    USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • This Ridgid orbital sander has a soft-start feature that brings the machine up to speed with a gentle ramp-up.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But keeping him coming off the bench for now can help limit his ramp-up from his back injury.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Little said the Suns took more precautions with a slower ramp-up to return this time.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The team also didn’t get Cam Reddish back, as his ramp-up process from a knee injury continues.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This represents a significant ramp-up in the past two years.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 19 June 2023
  • The slow ramp-up has compounded hardships that began for crewmembers during the strikes.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The cadence and ramp-up of alerts are different, though the actual car events are quite similar.
    Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The fight will take place on July 29, the day the Cowboys undergo their last ramp-up practice of training camp before donning pads for the first time in six months.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • By settling the issue with Smith, the Seahawks can get on with addressing other key needs during the ramp-up to the draft and with free agency looming.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Its brakes require a bit of ramp-up time to really use them to full advantage, but once the hang is gotten, the fun starts, and car and driver become one.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • After that his mobility will be reassessed by the team, and should he be cleared, a ramp-up period would begin.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Neto and Moore spent the break in Arizona continuing their recovery and ramp-up to return.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • Most of camp was drama-free, without injuries or transactions disrupting the team’s ramp-up.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Since the writers strike began on May 2, the unintended consequences of the ramp-up in series production during the past dozen years have been laid bare.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 July 2023
  • But the ramp-up to full production will likely stretch into 2025, well-behind an initial rollout goal, Musk said on an earnings call last month.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In the midst of Offset’s new album ramp-up, the rapper has shared a song snippet containing a posthumous verse from the late Migos member Takeoff.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The difficulty ramp-up is gradual, and nothing is too much of a problem until the fourth world, Merry Mini-Land.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The far-reaching transformation of the labor market is likely to require a big ramp-up in training programs and new hiring practices, the study says.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Even after work is completed, the slog to coordinate the subsequent ramp-up will affect production in the second half as well.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • India is planning a $12 billion ramp-up of its aviation sector which is recovering quickly from the pandemic slump and is on its way to a boom.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Giants fans are unsure who exactly is running the show, and most are unconvinced of the direction the team is going, believing that a four-year ramp-up should yield more results.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023
  • One example of his thoroughness, Rivera said, was Bieniemy making sure his plans were in accordance with the ramp-up periods teams go through at the start of training camp.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • The project is one small piece in a global ramp-up of lithium production to make batteries for storing clean wind and solar energy and powering electric cars.
    Associated Press, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Looking forward, Coffee Systems sales are expected to trend higher with the production ramp-up.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Sunday’s practice was another light ramp-up session, no offense vs. defense or pads.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • The ramp-up of the Biden campaign’s efforts comes as Trump has been parroting his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen and using increasingly incendiary rhetoric.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024
  • While the full-speed reps at joint practices are a great way to prepare players for the season, the NFL has been implementing a ramp-up to activity during training camp and believes the first week is too early for the intense practices.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023

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