Ramp Up, Increase Something Sharply

Ramp is a separable phrasal verb, which means you can ramp something up or ramp up something sharply. So our first headline comes from the guardian, and it reads, u k to announce more monkey pox cases as efforts rampup to contain outbreak. Now, in terms of the headline, we're talking about ramping up efforts. You can also use it in the working world, for example, if you need to ramp up your work or your effort on a project. Are there any alternatives to this word, ramp upy ok?