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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Things shifted into high gear a few years later, however.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Over the years, it's become common for the quinceañera to change into a second look for the livelier part of the evening, when the dance floor opens and the celebration kicks into high gear.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 July 2025
While most of Paros shifts into high gear in August, this spot holds a steady pace.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The efforts shifted into high gear after the neighborhood came under threat of annexation by Hialeah, which commissioned a feasibility study to determine if annexing 150 acres of Brownsville would generate revenue for the city back in 2023.
—Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Over the years, it's become common for the quinceañera to change into a second look for the livelier part of the evening, when the dance floor opens and the celebration kicks into high gear.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 July 2025
While most of Paros shifts into high gear in August, this spot holds a steady pace.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The efforts shifted into high gear after the neighborhood came under threat of annexation by Hialeah, which commissioned a feasibility study to determine if annexing 150 acres of Brownsville would generate revenue for the city back in 2023.
—Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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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 20 Aug. 2025.
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