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

Adele Zaikman is gearing up for her first season as a professional dancer on Dancing With the Stars. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Reddington, who appears to be gearing up for a new trial in the fall, exposed the holdout juror as one of the three men on the jury. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

And who will emerge as the next England star as the women’s game gears up for the 2027 World Cup? — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Now, the first-generation Italian American designer, who recently relocated from Los Angeles to New York City, is gearing up to present her spring 2027 collection during New York Fashion Week. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 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