step up
Definition
- Verb (Transitive & Intransitive):
- To increase the amount, speed, or intensity of something: To make something happen at a faster rate, in greater quantity, or with more force.
- To take action or assume a more active or prominent role: To come forward and accept more responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (Transitive - to increase):
- The factory will step up production to meet the new demand.
- Security has been stepped up around the embassy.
- Verb (Intransitive - to take action):
- We need someone to step up and lead the project.
- In times of crisis, communities step up to help each other.
Advanced Usage
- "to step up one's game": To significantly improve one's performance or effort.
- If you want to make the team, you'll have to step up your game.
- "to step up to the plate": An idiom (from baseball) meaning to take responsibility or take one's turn to act, especially when it is difficult.
- When the manager resigned, she stepped up to the plate and took over.
Variants and Related Words
- Step-up (noun/adjective): An increase or improvement. (e.g., / )
- Step (verb): The base verb, meaning to move by lifting the foot.
Synonyms
- Increase, intensify, escalate, accelerate, boost (for the meaning of increasing).
- Come forward, volunteer, take charge, assume responsibility (for the meaning of taking action).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Step down: To resign from a position.
- The CEO stepped down after ten years.
- Step in: To become involved in a situation, especially to help or settle something.
- The teacher had to step in to stop the argument.
- Step back: To withdraw from involvement or to consider something from a broader perspective.
- You should step back and look at the bigger picture.
Related Idioms
- Step out of line: To behave inappropriately or break the rules.
- Any soldier who steps out of line will be disciplined.
- Step on someone's toes: To offend someone by interfering in their area of responsibility.
- I don't want to step on anyone's toes, but I have some suggestions.
Verb
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make oneself visible; take action
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Young people should step to the fore and help their peers
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speed up
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let's rev up production
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increase in extent or intensity
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The Allies escalated the bombing
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