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.
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Now, that won’t happen again, and something must have clicked to kick production into high gear.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This is especially true as the peak holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
With fewer than 33 days until the election, Swifties 4 Kamala—like the Harris campaign itself—is kicking into high gear.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
This focus shifts into high gear in the latter half of the year as the holidays take center stage.
—Monica Gomez, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This is especially true as the peak holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
With fewer than 33 days until the election, Swifties 4 Kamala—like the Harris campaign itself—is kicking into high gear.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
This focus shifts into high gear in the latter half of the year as the holidays take center stage.
—Monica Gomez, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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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 31 Oct. 2024.
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