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McLaurin was activated off the physically unable to perform list the day after Kingsbury’s comments and began his ramp-up for the season. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 At higher scrap rates, common during gigafactory ramp-ups, both the economic and environmental benefits increase further. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025 Unlike traditional startups that may take years to become profitable, many franchise models are designed for quicker ramp-up periods. Greg Mohr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 His ramp-up seems to be on track, if not perhaps a little slow, which would be understandable considering his importance to the Yankees. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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