in/into high gear

phrase

: 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

When it was found outside the visitors center, investigators kicked into high gear. — David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026

This sends the space race into overdrive, propelling NASA's program into high gear far beyond Apollo 17 and onward to the Red Planet, where a permanent Martian colony is thriving. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Even so, step back, breathe and remember that scammers go into high gear during tax season. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026

User @/janabananathings was the human to kick the trend into high gear with her March 2 post, which has since garnered nearly four million views and over 540,000 likes. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2026