What is the meaning of step up?

Increase in extent or intensity.
- usage: "The Allies escalated the bombing"
- synonyms: escalate, intensify
Speed up.
- usage: "let's rev up production"
- synonyms: rev up
Make oneself visible; take action.
- usage: "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
- synonyms: come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step to the fore, come out

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APA	WordNet. (2010). step up. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/step_up/definitions/1313087
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