Step up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstep ʌp|  American pronunciation of the word step up
Brit.  |step ʌp|  British pronunciation of the word step up

verb

- increase in extent or intensity (syn: escalate, intensify)
- speed up (syn: rev up)
- make oneself visible; take action (syn: come forward, come out, step forward)

Extra examples

Security measures were stepped up.

Trade has been stepping up recently.

...candidates stepping up their campaigns as election day draws near...

...stepped up the pace to catch up with the others...

Becoming a doctor would be a step up the social ladder.

You need to step up the pace of your exercises.

Moving to Cottage Grove represented a definite step up (=something that is better than you had before) for my parents.

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