ramped up

Verb

ramp up (third-person singular simple present ramps up, present participle ramping up, simple past and past participle ramped up)

1. (intransitive) To increase rapidly to a new value.
   • Near-synonym: build up

   Synonyms:

   build up

2. (transitive) To increase (something) rapidly to a new value; to cause (something) to ramp up.
   • Near-synonym: build up

   Synonyms:

   build up

3. (intransitive) To start up; to be in an initial phase of rapid increase.
   • Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up

   Synonyms:

   fire up, spin up

4. (transitive) To start (something) up; to cause (something) to ramp up.
   • Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up

   Synonyms:

   fire up, spin up