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 an era in which filming in Los Angeles has hit new lows, a new indie feature is gearing up to begin production this month in the thirty mile zone — with some new additions to the cast. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Back with their first music and shows in more than three decades, the band is gearing up for dates in May 2026 in London and New York, with Mould alongside original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025 As the holidays are just around the corner, Amazon is gearing up for shopping spikes with plans to hire thousands of workers across Tennessee. Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025 And even though there's still playoff baseball going on, the team is already gearing up for what is sure to be an interesting offseason. Christian Romo, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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