upshifting

Verb

upshift (third-person singular simple present upshifts, present participle upshifting, simple past and past participle upshifted)

1. To shift to a higher gear.
   • You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.

   Antonyms:

   downshift

2. (transitive) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.
   • The frequency of the light is upshifted.

   Antonyms:

   downshift

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