How to Use ramp-up in a Sentence

ramp-up

noun
  • Rollins was asked about the ramp-up for his return to the ring.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • In a year-long internship, the first few months are still ramp-up.
    — Byron V. Garrett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • So there’s ramp-up time built in beyond that initial rehab start.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Keeping in mind the team has not yet put on pads, the first four days are more of a ramp-up period.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
  • The effects of his dramatic workload ramp-up, if any, are yet to be seen.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But keeping him coming off the bench for now can help limit his ramp-up from his back injury.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The mid-spring agreement didn’t impact his ramp-up at all, Scherzer said.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Matt Waldron’s ramp-up got off to a solid start Friday evening.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This creates faster ramp-up times and less disruption to existing staff.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Allow buffer time for testing, staff training and support ramp-up.
    — Asim Bawany, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The ramp-up has been welcome among exhibitors looking for more breadth and depth of content to buoy the box office.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Gilbert said the injury continues to linger, and the Mets plan to be cautious with his ramp-up this spring.
    — Tim Britton, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • This Ridgid orbital sander has a soft-start feature that brings the machine up to speed with a gentle ramp-up.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Little said the Suns took more precautions with a slower ramp-up to return this time.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Goold added that Arenado also wanted to stay on his ramp-up schedule.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The slow ramp-up has compounded hardships that began for crewmembers during the strikes.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • That would cause public confidence in them to tank, which could bog down on-site solar and renewables ramp-up.
    — Jon M. Williams, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
  • However, the chance of storms doesn't really ramp-up until after the match ends.
    — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • However, the chance of storms doesn't really ramp-up until after the match ends.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • After all, the reports have not been good on this ramp-up to Super Bowl 58.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The cadence and ramp-up of alerts are different, though the actual car events are quite similar.
    — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2024
  • But always, the goal is to intervene and interrupt the ramp-up to violence.
    — Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Most of camp was drama-free, without injuries or transactions disrupting the team’s ramp-up.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The team also didn’t get Cam Reddish back, as his ramp-up process from a knee injury continues.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Four weeks plus, say, one week for a ramp-up would have James out of action until early November.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After that his mobility will be reassessed by the team, and should he be cleared, a ramp-up period would begin.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Inside The interior gets a massive ramp-up with the redesign.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • As opposed to relievers, starting pitchers like Pivetta need a longer ramp-up to get ready for the season.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This promotes the use and ramp-up of production and thus security of supply in the fuel sector.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The two-time Cy-Young Award winner explained his thought and ramp-up process process throughout spring training.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025

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