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Waymo expects a smooth ramp-up due to its familiarity with the region, though Tretter notes that Waymo rideshare won’t appear overnight. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 James has missed the start of the season due to a sciatica nerve issue, which affected his preseason ramp-up and will leave him out for the first few weeks of the season. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 In the ramp-up to the 2025 yuletide season, one of the upcoming events jumpstarting the holiday spirit is 3 Diamonds Films’ Unexpected Christmas. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025 Four weeks plus, say, one week for a ramp-up would have James out of action until early November. Dan Woike, New York Times, 10 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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