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 Critics Choice Awards kicked Oscars season into high gear this past Sunday, and the Golden Globes will keep that momentum going this weekend.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
The two appeared together on the January 2006 cover of Scratch Magazine, and wishcasting kicked into high gear.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Now that the holiday season is over, congressional candidates in Illinois are trying to turn voters’ attention to the March 17 primary election — and one candidate is debuting online ads to kick her campaign into high gear.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That’s when Niue’s glimmer of a tourist season, which coincides with winter in the Southern Hemisphere, springs into high gear.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
The two appeared together on the January 2006 cover of Scratch Magazine, and wishcasting kicked into high gear.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Now that the holiday season is over, congressional candidates in Illinois are trying to turn voters’ attention to the March 17 primary election — and one candidate is debuting online ads to kick her campaign into high gear.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That’s when Niue’s glimmer of a tourist season, which coincides with winter in the Southern Hemisphere, springs into high gear.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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 11 Jan. 2026.
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