Upshift vs. Downshift — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Upshift and Downshift
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Upshift
To shift a motor vehicle into a higher gear.
Downshift
To shift a motor vehicle into a lower gear.
Upshift
A shift to a higher gear
Downshift
To reduce the speed, rate, or intensity of something.
Upshift
A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth, economic level, etc.
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Downshift
To simplify or reduce one's expectations or commitments, especially in work hours
"28 percent said that they had downshifted and voluntarily cut back on their income in some way ... to reflect changes in priorities" (Carey Goldberg).
Upshift
To shift to a higher gear
You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.
Downshift
To shift (a motor vehicle) into a lower gear.
Upshift
(transitive) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency, growth rate, economic level, etc.
The frequency of the light is upshifted.
Downshift
To reduce in speed, rate, or intensity
"The president is downshifting his confrontational rhetoric and reaffirming his readiness to talk arms control" (Newsweek).
Downshift
To simplify or reduce one's commitments in (one's life).
Downshift
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
Downshift
A reduction in quality or quantity.
Downshift
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
Downshift
A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
Downshift
(transitive)
Downshift
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
Downshift
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
Downshift
To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
Downshift
(intransitive)
Downshift
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
Downshift
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
Downshift
To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
In a stick-shift vehicle, the driver must downshift when necessary; in an automatic, the transmission downshifts as needed.
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