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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The song had already been a popular sound on TikTok amongst the edit community, but the VSFS performance kicked its streaming increases into high gear.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
This could shift him into high gear.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
After a judge threw out the case against Baldwin last summer, citing prosecutorial misconduct, Hilaria Baldwin appeared eager to kick her influencer career back into high gear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Wall Street gets more information on corporate America next week, with third-quarter earnings shifting into high gear.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
This could shift him into high gear.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
After a judge threw out the case against Baldwin last summer, citing prosecutorial misconduct, Hilaria Baldwin appeared eager to kick her influencer career back into high gear.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“High gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20gear. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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