ræmp ʌp
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- ramp
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "ramp up" mean?
To increase or accelerate the level or rate of something
Examples
- The factory ramped up production for holiday demand.
- We need to ramp up our marketing efforts.
- Security was ramped up ahead of the event.
- The team ramped up testing before the launch.
How to use it
Very common in business and technology contexts.
Word order
Can be separated: 'ramp production up' or 'ramp up production'.
Similar expressions
increase
escalate
boost
Opposites
scale down
reduce
wind down
Related phrasal verbs
- get up
To rise from bed after sleeping
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- give up
To stop trying to do something, often because it is too difficult
- bring up
To mention or introduce a topic in conversation
- go up
To increase in price, level, or amount
- come up
To be mentioned or discussed
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