upshift

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A shift to a higher gear.
2. noun A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.
3. verb To shift to a higher gear.

   You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.

4. verb To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.

   The frequency of the light is upshifted.

Similar words

upstream ascent rise ascending upward promotion downshift change replace bottom-up

Often followed by

in of and to or is from at the

Word family

upshifted upshifting upshifts