bump up

idiomatic transitive

(transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly. / (transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.

Japanese Meaning

急激に増加させる / 人を昇進させる

The company decided to bump up production after demand spiked.

需要が急増したため、会社は生産量を一気に増やすことに決めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To increase something suddenly.

Sense（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) To promote a person to a higher grade.

Sense（3）

(transitive, idiomatic) To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.

bumps up

（ present singular third-person ）

bumping up

（ participle present ）

bumped up

（ participle past ）

bumped up

（ past ）