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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The excitement is building in Philadelphia as soccer fans gear up for the first FIFA World Cup match in the city on Sunday. Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 13 June 2026 There are eight other launch pads north of there within the Space Force station that are either active or gearing up for launches soon. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026 Construction crews first showed up at the iconic arts institution on the afternoon of June 12, mounted scaffolding and and geared up to take down the president's name ‒ letter by letter ‒ from the sign on the building's facade. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 13 June 2026 Now, local election officials are gearing up for a primary election that is virtually certain to spark a raft of lawsuits challenging its legality. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 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 15 Jun. 2026.

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