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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In these final weeks before the 2025 season, most fantasy football users are either gearing up for their draft or making finishing touches to their roster. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 And SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship flight, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday (Aug. 24) at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT). Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Thirlwall is currently gearing up to release her debut album, That’s Showbiz Baby!, on Sept. 12. Daniela Avila, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025 As many of you know, Los Angeles is gearing up for the 2028 Olympics with a massive facelift. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 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 27 Aug. 2025.

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