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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But the infighting kicked into high gear last week, when Israel launched a number of airstrikes at Iran that wiped out its military and intelligence chain-of-command, destroyed nuclear infrastructure and took out key scientists working on Iran's nuclear program.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The couple's wedding ceremony then set the weekend into high gear on June 14.
—Emily Strohm, People.com, 15 June 2025
This isn’t Cyberpunk 2077 where a game anticipated for a decade arrives with 10 million sales and early problems kick the studio into high gear to fix everything.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Over the summer, the district’s efforts will kick into high gear.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The couple's wedding ceremony then set the weekend into high gear on June 14.
—Emily Strohm, People.com, 15 June 2025
This isn’t Cyberpunk 2077 where a game anticipated for a decade arrives with 10 million sales and early problems kick the studio into high gear to fix everything.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Over the summer, the district’s efforts will kick into high gear.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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