to ramp

Examples

• All

• Rock Creek had to ramp up its financial-aid budget, but Schmidt says it's worth it.

  Academic text (2006)

• The United States stood by its word, responding to Article 9's reinterpretation by significantly ramping up its military relationship with Japan.

  Academic text (2016)

• You can just ramp up the volume of life.

• And so in that way ramp up the electric field.

• But the basis is there to ramp up and make more progress.

  An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)

• So I have to turn it to zero first and ramp it up slowly and very slowly too.

  ElectroBOOM

• And pharmaceutical companies need to ramp up their R&D into new drugs.

  Academic text (2012)

• But we can ramp it up so it heats faster and then ramp it back down again.

• Cell phone manufacturers need to ramp up development and implementation of hands-free and eyes-free use of their products' features.

  Academic text (2013)

• The company plans to ramp up production next quarter to meet increased demand.

Synonyms

G

to grow

vsto ramp

∞ 1.0

Become larger or more physically mature

is about deliberate staged increases rather than organic development

R

to rise

vsto ramp

904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

adds the idea of staged or gradual steps rather than a simple increase

A

to add to

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822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

implies planned staged increases rather than simple addition

A

to accelerate

vsto ramp

• Specialized

331 3.7

To move faster or make something happen faster

refers to stepwise growth over time rather than speeding an action

E

to escalate

vsto ramp

220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

is usually gradual and staged rather than necessarily sudden escalation

B

to build up

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207 3.0

Increase slowly over time

is similar but focuses on staged increase rather than simple accumulation

C

to climb

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146 2.2

Rise to a higher level, for example prices or numbers

highlights staged increasing action rather than reaching a higher position

M

to mount

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85 3.6

To increase or grow over time

emphasizes staged increases and planned steps rather than just steady rising

S

to step up

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74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

focuses more on gradual staged increase rather than single deliberate boosts

A

to augment

vsto ramp

52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

stresses stepwise scaling up rather than simply adding pieces

R

to ramp up

vsto ramp

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

is the general gradual increase often done in stages rather than quickly

A

to amplify

vsto ramp

44 4.1

To make something larger, stronger, or more important

focuses on gradual staged increase rather than amplifying strength directly

C

to crank up

vsto ramp

• Informal

39 3.8

To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production

is about planned gradual stages rather than sudden forceful increases

B

to bump up

vsto ramp

23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

usually implies smaller staged increases rather than one noticeable jump

R

to ratchet up

vsto ramp

18 6.7

To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce

is gradual too but does not imply the same irreversibility

S

to scale up

vsto ramp

9 3.9

Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well

is about staged growth without necessarily preserving proportional scale

U

to up

vsto ramp

9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

adds the nuance of gradual staged increases rather than generic raising

I

to inch up

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5 4.2

To go up slowly in small amounts

is also gradual but stresses staged, noticeable steps rather than tiny increments

E

to edge up

vsto ramp

2 4.5

Rise slowly by a small amount, often for prices or temperatures

is gradual too but often implies clearer staged steps

Antonyms

D

to decrease

325 2.0

To make something smaller in amount or size

Phrasal Verbs

R

to ramp up

47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

R

to ramp production

• Specialized

3 5.0

To increase production to make more goods when demand rises

How Much

to surge

41 3.7

to escalate

220 5.5

to ramp

57 4.5

to increase

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology