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🚗 To change gear 🚗 A gear change ⬆️ To move up
upshift

upshift

1 5.6
The change to a higher gear in a vehicle to go faster or save fuel
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌʃɪft/
translation icon : cambio a una marcha superior
  • Its many sub-molecular systems will feel both extremely rapid upshifts and downshifts in energy as the new energy travels throughout the molecule.

Examples

  • When you say upshift, you mean changing to a harder (faster) gear, right?

    Blog text (16)

  • The new transmission allows for quicker upshifts that improve fuel efficiency.

  • As he turns toward the house, he hears the sharp burst of an upshift.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • With each upshift, the bike became infinitely faster.

    Blog text (15)

  • Learning how to create smooth upshifts can enhance your overall driving experience.

  • During the race, the driver skillfully executed several upshifts to maintain speed.

Synonyms

gear change
vsupshift
  • UK
1 3.2

Moving the gears in a car changes speed or power

focuses on moving to a higher transmission setting to increase speed and efficiency

Antonyms

downshift
1 5.3

A change to a lower gear in a car or bike to get more power

Surface Forms

upshift singular
upshifts plural

Morphology

upshift = upshift (transparent) = up + shift

The noun is a zero-derived use of the verb 'upshift', and the verb itself transparently means 'shift up'.

Etymology

Upshift as a noun comes from the same parts up ('higher') and shift ('move' or 'change'), so it names the action of moving into a higher gear. A smooth upshift is simply the actual change into a higher gear while driving.