in/into high gear

idiom

: in or into a state of great or intense activity

The project is now in high gear.

Fuel prices are expected to rise as the summer travel season kicks/moves into high gear.

Examples of in/into high gear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Say goodbye to your spring pastels spring colors and kick your colorful and electric hues into high gear instead. —Celeste Polanco, Essence, 21 May 2024

On May 4, food-packaging assembly lines of 65 volunteers were in high gear at the Brea-Yorba Linda-Placentia Boy & Girls Club in Brea. —Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024

That’s when the host Lions put it in high gear and reeled off eight straight goals. —Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024

And when Lizzo showed up after the final call, instead of winding down, the party kicked into high gear. —Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 6 May 2024

Within a few short days, the outrage machine kicked into high gear. —Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 4 May 2024

The post-pandemic economy appears to have kicked families’ concerns over cost of living into high gear. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 3 May 2024

The growing tendency to remove degree requirements from job criteria kicked into high gear during the labor market crunch of the pandemic. —Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024

But the friendly staff and ocean view from our room kicked relaxation mode in high gear. —Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024