to ramp up
47
4.1
- phrasal verb
- /ræmp ʌp/
:
aumentar
- We need to really ramp up our diagnostic testing.
- ramp up production
- ramp up efforts
- ramp up quickly
I'm trying to really ramp up my social side.
- I'm trying to really ramp up my social side.
- The belt and wheel speed would ramp up, approaching Infinity and beyond.
- So a year to prepare and you're ramping up this training pretty quickly.
- Wean them off the artificial sweeteners which just ramp up their threshold for sweetness.
- The conversation has just ramped up and he wants to know why I did it.
- That's why right now is the time to ramp it up as much as you can.
- This must be ramping up towards a pretty intense set of training weeks.
- And it it does it both by changing metabolism, but also by ramping up hunger, right?
- And I think finally things are going to ramp up.
Examples
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And pharmaceutical companies need to ramp up their R&D into new drugs.
Academic text (2012) -
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) -
Uh, gentlemen, I suggest we ramp up production.
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I guarantee you will have them just as soon as we can ramp up production.
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So it really depends upon how quickly we can ramp up the number of tests.
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Another thing businesses should consider when ramping up their mobile presence is creating online video.
Blog text (3) -
DeSantis is also ramping up his fight with the folks at Disney.
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Cell phone manufacturers need to ramp up development and implementation of hands-free and eyes-free use of their products' features.
Academic text (2013) -
Pratt & Whitney ramped up production of engines for a new class of aircraft, the very light jet.
Academic text (2007) -
The company plans to ramp up its marketing efforts to reach more customers.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something larger or more in number
∞
1.3
To slowly make something stronger over time, like trust or skill
∞
2.9
To make an amount, level, or value higher
904
1.0
To become greater in amount or strength
822
1.8
Make something larger in number, amount or degree
265
2.5
To make something increase or work better
220
5.5
To become larger, more serious, or more intense
207
3.0
Increase slowly over time
161
2.5
To make something move or happen faster
110
4.0
Make something stronger or more intense
76
4.1
To make a feeling, effect or situation stronger
74
3.4
Make something greater in amount, speed or strength
57
4.5
To increase something gradually in stages
52
5.3
To make something bigger by adding more to it
44
4.1
To make something larger, stronger, or more important
39
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
39
3.9
To make prices rise to a higher level, often quickly
34
4.5
To make something stronger or more effective
25
3.6
To raise a price or fee suddenly by a large amount
23
3.4
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
18
6.7
To increase something slowly until it becomes hard to reduce
12
5.9
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
9
3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
3
4.8
Raise prices or fees suddenly by a large amount
3
5.0
To increase production to make more goods when demand rises
1
5.8
To make something much more powerful or effective
1
4.4
To start working faster and harder
1
4.6
To make something faster or more active
1
6.2
To make something much faster or more effective
Antonyms
How Much
41
3.7
220
5.5
9
3.9
47
4.1
∞
2.9
74
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to increase or intensify' is directly derivable from combining 'ramp' (to increase, often in stages) with the particle 'up' (indicating raising or intensification); this follows the common English verb+particle pattern that signals increase. Even though it is frequent in business/technical registers, the semantic composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents is likely to understand it.
Etymology
Ramp up comes from the image of a ramp and going up it. When something goes up a ramp it rises and often gains speed. That's why ramp up means 'to increase' or make something stronger.