high gear
noun
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: a state of intense or maximum activity
—usually used with into or in
a project in high gear
Examples of high gear in a Sentence
She shifted the car into high gear.
Recent Examples on the Web
As planning kicked into high gear, Meeka and Jeff began looking for a wardrobe befitting the scale of their wedding celebrations.
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
And the ad also comes as the Television Academy kicks the month of Emmy Awards into high gear, with the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend, Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, at the Peacock Theatre in downtown LA.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Rager was hired in late January, just as the Broncos’ front office was kicking into high gear on the collegiate all-star game front.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Barron Trump and his teenage influencer buddy Bo Loudon could be the most powerful weapon in former President Donald Trump’s arsenal as election season kicks into high gear.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2024
And the ad also comes as the Television Academy kicks the month of Emmy Awards into high gear, with the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend, Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, at the Peacock Theatre in downtown LA.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Rager was hired in late January, just as the Broncos’ front office was kicking into high gear on the collegiate all-star game front.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Barron Trump and his teenage influencer buddy Bo Loudon could be the most powerful weapon in former President Donald Trump’s arsenal as election season kicks into high gear.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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