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 American High gears up for the new school year, a new crop of interns and students interested in working on sets will come across Garelick and Phillips’ desk, becoming part of the ever-growing network. — Matt Minton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

While gearing up to send the Sussex children to their second school this month, the duchess was added to a Whatsapp group created for parents. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Temper City is gearing up to play Austin City Limits in October. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026

The Rays are gearing up for the postseason and are still one of the better teams in baseball. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 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