Overnight, as the storm bore down on urban flood zones, city officials ramped up emergency spaces to shelter thousands more people, mostly in public schools and colleges.
intransitive To start up; to be in an initial phase of rapid increase.
The 5G development project will ramp up in the first quarter.
It's only fair to note that during the toddler years, the nightmare phase is just ramping up for many children.
2007, John A. Cogliandro, Intelligent Innovation: Four Steps to Achieving a Competitive Edge, J. Ross Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-932159-61-5, page 71:
For projects that are just ramping up, a reasonable estimate should be made for the foreseeable future.
transitive ; management To start (something) up; to cause (something) to ramp up.
He wants to be first to ramp up his project.
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[1] To satisfy American noses, the narcosramped up their operations.[1]