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
Swift’s career kicked into high gear with the release of her 2008 album, Fearless.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
Less than a week out from the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Swift is kicking things into high gear.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Hosting the Rays at Petco Park last June, Snell racked up a dozen strikeout victims over six shutout innings in a 2-0 win, kicking his Cy Young campaign into high gear.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The President will address the joint session of Congress in the shadow of Super Tuesday as the presidential race kicks into high gear.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
In the fall of 1948, the radio program kicked into high gear by broadcasting two new programs a week for the last month of the campaign.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
With the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest less than seven weeks away, production in host country Sweden has kicked into high gear.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The practice sessions kicked into high gear in recent days, right up until Slash flew in on Sunday.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024
Less than a week out from the release of The Tortured Poets Department, Swift is kicking things into high gear.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Hosting the Rays at Petco Park last June, Snell racked up a dozen strikeout victims over six shutout innings in a 2-0 win, kicking his Cy Young campaign into high gear.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The President will address the joint session of Congress in the shadow of Super Tuesday as the presidential race kicks into high gear.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
In the fall of 1948, the radio program kicked into high gear by broadcasting two new programs a week for the last month of the campaign.
—TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
With the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest less than seven weeks away, production in host country Sweden has kicked into high gear.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The practice sessions kicked into high gear in recent days, right up until Slash flew in on Sunday.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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