Meaning of ramp up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To increase rapidly to a new value.
   intransitive
2. To increase (something) rapidly to a new value; to cause (something) to ramp up.
   transitive
3. To start up; to be in an initial phase of rapid increase.
   intransitive
4. To start (something) up; to cause (something) to ramp up.
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: build up”

“Headcount ramped up over three months.”

“The manager ramped up headcount.”

“Overnight, as the storm bore down on urban flood zones, city officials ramped up emergency spaces to shelter thousands more people, mostly in public schools and colleges.”

“For entirely self-serving reasons, ministers and civil servants never dispelled the public belief that uncaring 'fat cat' privateers or foreign state railways were in control, ramping up fares and creaming off profits which either enriched shareholders or subsidised European rail fares. DfT left train operators to 'take the heat' - which they dutifully did, fearful of speaking up and 'biting the hand that feeds'.”

“Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules.”

“In recent years, Beijing has ramped up economic, diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan – a self-ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own despite having never governed it.”

“Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up”

“The 5G development project will ramp up in the first quarter.”

“It's only fair to note that during the toddler years, the nightmare phase is just ramping up for many children.”

“For projects that are just ramping up, a reasonable estimate should be made for the foreseeable future.”

“He wants to be first to ramp up his project.”

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