Upshift

"Upshift" in a Sentence (6 examples)

For example, the vehicle starts off in second gear or an upshift takes place at lower engine speeds.

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

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.

Collectively, we need to “up-shift” our thinking—we need a new mindset.

Irritation will also occur if you or your family have never had, and will never have, a chance to 'upshift'.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.