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Other key catalysts that justify Godyn’s bullish stance on Boeing include the company’s massive backlog and order momentum, its path to returning to positive cash flow and a ramp-up in production of the 737 MAX and 787. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025 Moreover, the wartime scarcity conditions that justified a rapid ramp-up of US LNG imports to Europe after 2022 are no longer a main concern, Kadri Simson, the former European Commissioner for Energy, told Semafor. Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025 That delayed his ramp-up compared to most players, not to mention the adjustment of joining a completely new team. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 The company said this transition is essential for supporting its ramp-up plan toward a production target of 200,000 pounds of U₃O₈ per month in the first quarter of 2026. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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