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

Recent Examples on the Web

But as Wall Street gears up for another quarterly earnings season, the bar for earnings expectations continues to rise. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

The big story After a slow start in 2026, India, one of the world's busiest markets for public listings, was gearing up for a deluge of stock market offerings worth $50 billion. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026

With Paris Haute Couture Week in full swing and brands gearing up for the best fashion season there is (fall), the air is practically crackling with fashion buzz. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Rent a sand sled in Rock Springs, grab plenty of water, and gear up for the four-wheel drive to your first stop, the Killpecker Sand Dunes. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gear up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup