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.
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Elemis’ collaboration as the official skin care partner of Aston Martin Aramco has shifted into high gear.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Up until 2019, progress was slow, but then the Starship program kicked into high gear, and SpaceX built up a production site beneath tents.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Immigration The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown kicked into high gear over the weekend with hundreds of arrests.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Mercedes-Benz Presumably, the rear windows tint to opaque automatically when all that equipment kicks into high gear, concealing the boisterous rolling karaoke bar from seriously distracting surrounding traffic.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
Up until 2019, progress was slow, but then the Starship program kicked into high gear, and SpaceX built up a production site beneath tents.
—Daniel Larlham, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
Immigration The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown kicked into high gear over the weekend with hundreds of arrests.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Mercedes-Benz Presumably, the rear windows tint to opaque automatically when all that equipment kicks into high gear, concealing the boisterous rolling karaoke bar from seriously distracting surrounding traffic.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high gear
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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