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to scale up

to scale up

9 3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : ampliar
  • As a result, there is an urgent need to rapidly scale up treatment and isolation facilities.
  • scale up programs
  • efforts to scale up
  • rapidly scale up

I would like to to get help and scale up and have a team.

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Examples

  • Then we need to scale up the production.

  • Findings are discussed within the context of statewide efforts to scale up evidence-based programs in schools.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And we, we made the decision to, to scale up the project, brought more people on board.

  • Within months, plans began to scale up the prototype to a massive industrial scale.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Federal funding could also be used to scale up successful local demonstrations of intensive intervention programs throughout the state.

    Academic text (2014)
  • So even in developing countries, this is intervention that could be scaled up and could work in a powerful way.

  • Increasingly, federal and nonprofit grantmakers are seeking to scale up programs that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Unless capacity is rapidly scaled up, the chance to avoid a generalized Ebola epidemic will soon diminish.

    Academic text (2015)
  • An important consideration in scaled-up production of UHPC is the precision in batching different mixture ingredients.

    Academic text (2017)
  • To meet the rising demand, the company decided to scale up their production line significantly.

Synonyms

to increase
vsto scale up
1.0

To make something larger or more in number

adds the requirement to keep proportions and effectiveness when increasing
to grow
vsto scale up
1.0

Become larger or more physically mature

is the deliberate increase that keeps proportions and performance
to raise
vsto scale up
2.9

To make an amount, level, or value higher

adds the idea of expanding while maintaining proportional effectiveness
to add to
vsto scale up
822 1.8

Make something larger in number, amount or degree

focuses on balanced enlargement that keeps proportions and function
to expand
vsto scale up
805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

emphasizes growth with maintained proportions and effectiveness
to escalate
vsto scale up
220 5.5

To become larger, more serious, or more intense

means increase in size while aiming to preserve balance and function
to build up
vsto scale up
207 3.0

Increase slowly over time

describes faster adjustment that preserves proportions and effectiveness
to step up
vsto scale up
74 3.4

Make something greater in amount, speed or strength

refers to scaling that preserves proportions and effectiveness
to enlarge
vsto scale up
70 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

stresses increasing while maintaining proportions and function
to scale
vsto scale up
61 3.5

To change the size or amount of something to fit a standard

is about increasing while keeping proportions and effectiveness
to augment
vsto scale up
52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

focuses on enlargement that preserves proportion and performance
to ramp up
vsto scale up
47 4.1

To increase something, especially its amount or speed

targets increase that keeps proportions and overall effectiveness
to amplify
vsto scale up
44 4.1

To make something larger, stronger, or more important

aims specifically to increase size or amount while keeping balance
to beef up
vsto scale up
  • Informal
34 4.5

To make something stronger or more effective

focuses on increasing size or amount while keeping proportions intact
to bump up
vsto scale up
23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

favours increases that preserve proportional relationships and effectiveness
to up
vsto scale up
9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

implies measured growth that keeps proportions and effectiveness
to blow up
vsto scale up
1 3.4

To make a photo or picture larger so people can see it

is broader, applying to measured increases beyond just images
to upscale
vsto scale up
  • Specialized
4.4

Make digital images bigger or clearer

focuses on growth that preserves scale and overall effectiveness

Antonyms

To make something smaller in size or amount

How Much

to boom
97 3.4
to expand
805 2.5
to scale up
9 3.9
to increase
1.0
to grow
1.0

Surface Forms

scale up infinitive
scaled up past
scaled up past participle
scaling up present participle
scales up third person singular

Morphology

scale + up

The meaning 'to increase in size or amount' is directly derivable from combining 'scale' (to adjust dimensions/proportions) with the particle 'up' (to raise/increase); this verb+particle composition follows a common and predictable English pattern. Even though it appears in technical/business contexts, the semantic contributions of both constituents are clear, so a learner who knows the parts can infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Scale up comes from the image of making a small picture or model larger while keeping its shape. Imagine you scale something up on a photocopier or resize a map so everything grows the same way. So, scale up means 'to increase' something in size or amount while keeping it working the same way.