gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up
Synonyms of gear upnext

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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And the country’s colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions. Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 Iowa is gearing up to see another burger and craft beer restaurant enter the state for the first time. Lucia Cheng, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026 As the club gears up for spring training, finding solutions is the top priority. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026 As the world gears up for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Games in Italy, other winter sports like ice skating are also at the forefront of travelers’ minds. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 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 11 Feb. 2026.

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