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Examples of ramp-up in a Sentence

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That delayed his ramp-up compared to most players, not to mention the adjustment of joining a completely new team. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 The company said this transition is essential for supporting its ramp-up plan toward a production target of 200,000 pounds of U₃O₈ per month in the first quarter of 2026. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025 And as part of Hoag’s ambitious expansion at its Sun Family Campus in Irvine, which will add six new buildings, institutes dedicated to digestive health, cancer and women’s health and 155 new inpatient beds when complete next year, its leadership is in the midst of a staffing ramp-up. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025 Collaboratively, with input from the performance staff, the Hornets have a step-by-step ramp-up process to ensure players are not rushed back or immediately overexerted. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.

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