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That’s not including the plant’s ongoing ramp-up in production and an undisclosed length of time for site selection, permitting and other processes. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025 And while James’ ramp-up after his injury return included a clunker in Orlando and a buzzer-beater in Chicago, the team quickly found its footing in good wins against Houston and in Memphis and Oklahoma City. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Melinda French Gates Is Going It Alone After a long, slow ramp-up during the morning came hour after hour of really hard labor. Time, 10 Apr. 2025 China has seen a major ramp-up of prospective players in recent years, as companies prepare for a high-tech future that was once confined to science fiction. Dylan Butts,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up

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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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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