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

As Widow’s Bay gears up for another tourist season, creator Katie Dippold reflected on the show’s evolution at San Diego Comic-Con. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Both companies, which are each valued at nearly $1 trillion, are gearing up for potentially massive initial public offerings that could land as soon as this year. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 24 July 2026

The latest announcement comes as Dangote — owned by Africa’s richest man — gears up for a $4 billion IPO this year and prepares further projects, including a major refinery in East Africa. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

Many of the players and coaches who now gear up to represent the USA have spent years playing with, against and learning from one another in different capacities. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 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