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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The second week of NFL preseason kicks into high gear on Saturday with turf wars in both New York and Los Angeles.
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
San Jose Rocks, a nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Santa Clara County’s role in music history, has put its celebration plans into high gear to commemorate the site of the band’s first show as the Grateful Dead on Dec. 4, 1965.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Things shifted into high gear a few years later, however.
—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
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Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
San Jose Rocks, a nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Santa Clara County’s role in music history, has put its celebration plans into high gear to commemorate the site of the band’s first show as the Grateful Dead on Dec. 4, 1965.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Things shifted into high gear a few years later, however.
—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
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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 23 Aug. 2025.
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