ramp up

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹæmp ˈʌp/ (in isolation) === Verb === ramp up (third-person singular simple present ramps up, present participle ramping up, simple past and past participle ramped up) (intransitive) To increase rapidly to a new value. Near-synonym: build up (transitive) To increase (something) rapidly to a new value; to cause (something) to ramp up. Near-synonym: build up (intransitive) To start up; to be in an initial phase of rapid increase. Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up (transitive, management) To start (something) up; to cause (something) to ramp up. Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ramp-up (noun) ==== Translations ==== === See also ===