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

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With a writers room already open, filming is set to commence soon and casting is already gearing up. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 May 2025 With California bracing for a hotter-than-usual summer, air conditioners are gearing up to start working overtime. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025 Now, Route 66 boosters in all eight states (Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California) are gearing up to celebrate the iconic route on its centennial in 2026. Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 Celebrate the Western Conference Championship and gear up for the NBA Finals with official 2025 OKC Thunder merch. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jun. 2025.

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