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
And when Lizzo showed up after the final call, instead of winding down, the party kicked into high gear.
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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
Use This Time To Be Strategic HR leaders aren’t putting strategies on hold—employee engagement, mobility and reskilling efforts are in high gear.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The week ahead Monday Primary season kicks into high gear this week, starting with North Dakota’s Republican presidential caucuses.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Propofol? Arredondo's information about propofol kicked the case into high gear.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
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
Use This Time To Be Strategic HR leaders aren’t putting strategies on hold—employee engagement, mobility and reskilling efforts are in high gear.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The week ahead Monday Primary season kicks into high gear this week, starting with North Dakota’s Republican presidential caucuses.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Propofol? Arredondo's information about propofol kicked the case into high gear.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
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“In/into high gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20high%20gear. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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