Examples of ramp-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s the Paris Olympics, which began last month and continues through Aug. 11, as well as the ramp-up to the U.S. presidential election in November. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 And there has been some concern that the early start to camp, and trans-Pacific travel a week before the start of the domestic schedule, might have disrupted pitchers’ typical spring ramp-up process. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 The shooting will almost certainly lead to a drastic ramp-up in security for the more than 50,000 GOP politicians, delegates, and media personnel expected to flow into Milwaukee for the convention over the next 36 hours. Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 Beryl’s deadly and destructive arrival on the Gulf Coast came about two months before the heart of hurricane season, and climate experts caution there are more worrying firsts that Beryl forewarns, including a rapid ramp-up to the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane on record. Chris Dipentima, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ramp-up 

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Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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Cite this Entry

“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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