rev up
phrasal verb
revved up; revving up; revs 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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On her remix, Gou stayed true to the chest-puffing confidence of JENNIE’s original track while revving up the percussion and dance elements of the song with her own special touches.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Demand for the Crown’s gold watches on the secondary market is revving up in the face of increasing metal prices and collectors’ growing desire for gussied-up models.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The yield had topped 4.8% earlier this year on hopes that Trump would rev up the U.S. economy with tax cuts.
—Brian Evans,john Melloy,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
And every big second-half shot revved up a pro-Illini crowd that had traveled from Champaign and the Chicago area.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Demand for the Crown’s gold watches on the secondary market is revving up in the face of increasing metal prices and collectors’ growing desire for gussied-up models.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
The yield had topped 4.8% earlier this year on hopes that Trump would rev up the U.S. economy with tax cuts.
—Brian Evans,john Melloy,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
And every big second-half shot revved up a pro-Illini crowd that had traveled from Champaign and the Chicago area.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Rev up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rev%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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