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

John Steinbeck used Black Wing pencils and geared up to write for the day by sharpening his stock. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

The royal shared that her sons and daughter were also gearing up for their half-term vacation. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

To celebrate the upcoming holiday season, Tyler Perry is gearing up to premiere his next Netflix film, The Gospel of Christmas, on November 11. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The Voice is gearing up to give viewers a special look at the behind-the-scenes of the show with the launch of its first-ever TikTok Live companion show, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 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