upshifting
noun[U]
uk/ˈʌp.ʃɪft.ɪŋ/us/ˈʌp.ʃɪft.ɪŋ/US
achangeto ahighergearwhendriving, toincreasepowerandspeed:
With 10gearsatyourdisposal, upshifting anddownshiftingare madequicker.
Upshifting is asimplecaseofselectingageartodrivein.
See
upshift
- Thishelpscontrolenginebrakingandpreventsgasand power-wasting upshifting.
- Let's notforgettheimportanceof upshifting.
- Thismodeloffersclutch-freedownshiftingas well as upshifting.
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- stall
- steerable
- undertake
- undertaking
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion