Grammar fix
ramp up
increase sharply (especially production, effort, or activity)
to increase something quickly and by a large amount, especially production, effort, or activity, often in response to demand or a new situation.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The company had to ramp up production to meet the sudden surge in demand.
In my opinion, governments should ramp up investment in renewable energy if they want to tackle climate change effectively.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: They ramped up of their efforts.
Say: They ramped up their efforts.
'Ramp up' takes the object directly — no 'of'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Ramp up' is the natural business verb for scaling up fast; 'substantially augment' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
ramp up + activity
- production
- efforts
- security
- the pressure