in/into gear

idiom

of a vehicle

: having the lever that controls the gears in a position that allows the vehicle to begin moving

Don't leave the car in gear in the driveway.

He put the car in/into gear and drove away.

Examples of in/into gear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of the relief on inflation came from supply chains getting back into gear. —Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024

Leave a comment View Comments Saltz explained that as a physiological response to those images and stories, the sympathetic nervous system kicks into gear. —Andrea Kane, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024

For her part, Lyons has already been spreading the word on social media that the recycling drive is kicking into gear. —USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

Drennan refused to exit before putting the car into gear and driving away, leading to a pursuit. —Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024

Drivers are also urged to check to make sure that their cars cannot be shifted into gear without a foot on the brake. —Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

But the scrum Aldama partly incited seemed to kick Golden State into gear. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024

As spring kicks into gear, Patubo said smaller items – such as four-inch plants or six plants in a pack — are selling better than bigger one gallon to 15-gallon plants because customers are spending less due to higher prices and inflation. —Mae Anderson, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024

That’s about 15 degrees above average for the date and continues to help kick early spring into gear around here. —Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024