upshift meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

upshift

noun

Etymology From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift.

Automotive, Cycling, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Transport, Vehicles A shift to a higher gear.

For example, the vehicle starts off in second gear or an upshift takes place at lower engine speeds.1999, Kurt Neuffer, Kurt Engelsdorf, “Transmission Control”, in Ronald K. Jurgen, editor, Automotive Electronics Handbook, page 323:

A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.

verb

Etymology From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift.

Automotive, Cycling, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Transport, Vehicles To shift to a higher gear.

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

The frequency of the light is upshifted.
That's how you upshift a conversation so you can navigate the great political divide in a way that insights, not incites.2010, Meryl Runion, How To Restore Sanity To Our Political Conversations, page 113:

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Collectively, we need to “up-shift” our thinking—we need a new mindset.2014, Lyn Sharratt, Gale Harild, Good to Great to Innovate:
Irritation will also occur if you or your family have never had, and will never have, a chance to 'upshift'.2016, Amal Treacher Kabesh, Postcolonial Masculinities, page 73: