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.
Examples of in/into high gear in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In the fall of 1948, the radio program kicked into high gear by broadcasting two new programs a week for the last month of the campaign.
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TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
With the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest less than seven weeks away, production in host country Sweden has kicked into high gear.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The practice sessions kicked into high gear in recent days, right up until Slash flew in on Sunday.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
With Harvard-Westlake down by eight points at halftime, Perry kicked it into high gear, scoring 13 points in the third quarter to bring the Wolverines and Lancers to a tie at the end of the frame.
—Dan Lovi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
State and local governments in New York and Illinois kicked into high gear toward the end of last year to get paperwork moving.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
What gets you into high gear, ready to charge ahead, and what deflates you?
—Anne Lackey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The surprise by their league and distribution partners underscored how quickly the deal came together, sources say, adding that discussions did not kick into high gear until late last year.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
With the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest less than seven weeks away, production in host country Sweden has kicked into high gear.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
On the women’s side, things kick into high gear Friday.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
The practice sessions kicked into high gear in recent days, right up until Slash flew in on Sunday.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
With Harvard-Westlake down by eight points at halftime, Perry kicked it into high gear, scoring 13 points in the third quarter to bring the Wolverines and Lancers to a tie at the end of the frame.
—Dan Lovi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
State and local governments in New York and Illinois kicked into high gear toward the end of last year to get paperwork moving.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
What gets you into high gear, ready to charge ahead, and what deflates you?
—Anne Lackey, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The surprise by their league and distribution partners underscored how quickly the deal came together, sources say, adding that discussions did not kick into high gear until late last year.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
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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 18 Apr. 2024.
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