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to ramp up
[phrase form: ramp]
01
to make something increase in amount, intensity, or production
Transitive: to ramp up amount or intensity of something
Examples
The factory ramps the production up during peak seasons.
02
to increase in amount, intensity, or production
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
ramp
Present tense
ramp up
3rd person singular
ramps up
Present participle
ramping up
Past simple
ramped up
Past participle
ramped up
Examples
Sales began to ramp up as the holiday season approached.
