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Tatum's return to action was carefully managed during the regular season, beginning with a slow ramp-up of his minutes. Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 May 2026 The ramp-up, supported by custom software and over 150 networked workstations, has enabled the delivery of more than 350 units. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 Next in our ramp-up this awards season is the annual TV music celebration Sound & Screen TV on May 6 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The Deadline Team, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026 The 31-year-old right-hander began his ramp-up at low Single-A Lake Elsinore and pitched into the third inning until exiting after a comebacker in a 6-5 win on Saturday over visiting Visalia. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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