gear up

Verb

gear up (third-person singular simple present gears up, present participle gearing up, simple past and past participle geared up)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive, reflexive) To prepare for an activity.
   • The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.
   • We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To put on special clothing or equipment.
   • The soldiers geared up and loaded onto the assault craft. They would have a forty-five minute ride to the beach.2002, E. J. Duck, Heroes on Quads, page 68