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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Trump will have air cover as the campaign season kicks into high gear.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 July 2024
Brad Pitt is kicking it into high gear in the new F1 teaser trailer.
—EW.com, 7 July 2024
While litigation over the election kicked into high gear after Nov. 3, 2020, both parties have already started submitting legal questions about the validity of interim elections, possibly laying the groundwork for a repeat of what happened four years ago.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
The couple bought the mega house for cash in June of 2023 when their love was still in high gear.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 July 2024
Brad Pitt is kicking it into high gear in the new F1 teaser trailer.
—EW.com, 7 July 2024
While litigation over the election kicked into high gear after Nov. 3, 2020, both parties have already started submitting legal questions about the validity of interim elections, possibly laying the groundwork for a repeat of what happened four years ago.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
The couple bought the mega house for cash in June of 2023 when their love was still in high gear.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 June 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 26 Jul. 2024.
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