upshift

verb

up·shift | \ˈəp-ˌshift

upshifted; upshifting; upshifts

Definition of upshift

intransitive verb

: to shift an automotive vehicle into a higher gear

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Examples of upshift in a Sentence

She upshifted into fifth gear.

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At 6,000 rpm, the Corvette is ready to upshift but the SB4 is just getting started on a manic surge toward its 8,000-rpm redline. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Why Chevy Needs This Naturally Aspirated, Wisconsin-Built V-8," 25 Dec. 2017 That meant a light throttle and upshifting at 2200 rpm. — John Pearley Huffman, Popular Mechanics, "Taking the 2014 Chevy Corvette on a Fuel-Economy Run," 11 Apr. 2014 Bledsoe is a more chaotic element—a driver who can upshift quickly to catch a defense off-balance, creating downhill opportunities all over the floor. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Free From the Suns and the Salon, Eric Bledsoe Is Thriving," 12 Dec. 2017 Creeping in stop-and-go traffic is particularly annoying as the transmission wants to upshift or downshift to find its thrift spot. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2017 Jeep Compass Latitude: Getting a leg up on the competition," 19 May 2017

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