rev up
phrasal verbrevved up; revving up; revs up
Definition of rev up
informal
1 : to become more active
The campaign is revving up.
2 : to make (someone or something) more active or effective
Big business spending is revving up the economy. The company is getting revved up for the launch of its new product line.
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