throttle up
Push the lever
To throttle up is to increase engine power by opening the throttle valve, allowing more fuel and air into the engine: The pilot throttled up for takeoff.
The phrase extends to any rapid increase in intensity or effort: We need to throttle up production to meet demand.
Opposite of throttle down or throttle back.
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- revMotor rotation count
- rev upIncrease power or speed
- boostUpward push or increase
- engineMachine producing motion
gas · pedal · pedal to the metal · floor it · roar · power · power up · surge · speed · jet · turbine · rocket · thrust · ignition · cockpit · velocity · horsepower · afterburner
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- Rocket Launchesliftoff, countdown, launch pad, ignition, blast off
- speed changesacceleration, deceleration, speedup, slowdown, quickening
- flight checkspreflight check, checklist, engine check, weather check, radio check
engine power/speed control
throttle upthrottle down
Reduce engine power deliberately
decelerate · slow down · idle · power down · coast
intensity/effort level (metaphorical)
throttle upthrottle down
Reduce engine power deliberately
dial back · scale back · ease up · wind down · back off