gearing towards
Preparing to reach
Gearing towards means directing effort or resources toward a particular goal or audience.
Something geared towards children is designed with children in mind.
A company gearing towards expansion is preparing for it.
The phrase implies deliberate orientation or adjustment: The curriculum is geared towards practical skills.
Also appears as geared toward, gearing toward.
- aimingDirecting toward target
- targetingSelecting as objective
- zeroing inProgressively targeting something specific
- honing inProgressively narrowing focus
- steeringControlling direction of movement
channeling · orienting · planning · alignment · strategizing · bracing · pivoting · leaning into · focusing · gearbox · pinion · preparing · getting ready · foreseeing · tailoring · navigating · equipping · inclining
directionality/purpose
gearing towardsaimless
Having no direction
directionless · purposeless · goalless · unfocused · undirected