gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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Another Final Jam is gearing up this summer. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 While gearing up for the release of her next studio album Vie, Doja Cat has appeared to incorporate nods, both visually and aurally, to RuPaul’s Drag Race and its host, multiple Emmy winner RuPaul. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 17 Sep. 2025 As both teams gear up for the battle toward the end of the month, Justin Rose isn't holding back. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Advertisement But when Episode 10 ended with Conrad boarding a plane to Paris in pursuit of Belly, fans began gearing up for a dramatic—and possibly heartbreaking—finale. Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gear up was in 1943

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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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