rev up
phrasal verb
revved up; revving up; revs up
informal
1
: to become more active
The campaign is revving up.
2
: to make (someone or something) more active or effective
Big business spending is revving up the economy.
The company is getting revved up for the launch of its new product line.
Examples of rev up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The organization is already revving up for the next eclipse in just six months that will be visible from a remote area at the southern tip of South America.
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USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Alcaraz nailed some winners, while Nadal revved up his serves and managed to tie it up at 9-9 with a volley that brought the crowd to its feet.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
There hasn’t been any revving up in regards to team activity and he’s continued to put in the same workload he’s been doing for a while now.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
As Dune: Part Two revved up in early 2022, fans were hit with a flurry of high-profile casting announcements: Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan!
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
The 4,000 nautical mile range at 10 knots can rev up to a 15-knot top speed, with propulsion by two Cat 32 engines developing 1,193 bkW each.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Paramount Pictures’ feature spinoff of 1980s touchstone Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is revving up.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Trying to rev up its growth, in December Alibaba named current CEO Eddie Wu as the new head of its e-commerce business, replacing longtime Alibaba executive Trudy Dai.
—Zen Soo, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
London, a cool tourism hot spot, is revved up for a tourist-eager 2024.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Alcaraz nailed some winners, while Nadal revved up his serves and managed to tie it up at 9-9 with a volley that brought the crowd to its feet.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
There hasn’t been any revving up in regards to team activity and he’s continued to put in the same workload he’s been doing for a while now.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
As Dune: Part Two revved up in early 2022, fans were hit with a flurry of high-profile casting announcements: Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan!
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
The 4,000 nautical mile range at 10 knots can rev up to a 15-knot top speed, with propulsion by two Cat 32 engines developing 1,193 bkW each.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Paramount Pictures’ feature spinoff of 1980s touchstone Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is revving up.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Trying to rev up its growth, in December Alibaba named current CEO Eddie Wu as the new head of its e-commerce business, replacing longtime Alibaba executive Trudy Dai.
—Zen Soo, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
London, a cool tourism hot spot, is revved up for a tourist-eager 2024.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Rev up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rev%20up. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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