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

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The program is gearing up for the next cohort for this winter. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid are gearing up for the start of the 2025 NFL season. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025 Rennie was gearing up for the Rockstar Energy Open on Aug. 15-17 in Portland, Oregon – living one dream still before going back to another, his newish job as a firefighter. Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025 More than three decades after its initial release, one of Indian cinema’s most influential action dramas is gearing up for a return to theaters. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Aug. 2025.

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